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About this school
Mary E Fogarty Elementary School is
an urban public school
in Providence, Rhode Island that is part of Providence Public School District.
It serves 403 students
in grades K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
Its teachers have had 64 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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Source: the National Center for Education Statistics
84%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
Data about school demographics comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. The numbers in this chart may not add up to 100% because of limitations in the available data.
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Mary E Fogarty Elementary School
$27,093
raised using DonorsChoose
64
projects
funded
27
teachers
funded
255
donors
6
projects
for
basic supplies
11
projects for
technology
11
projects for
books
2
projects
for
art supplies
Mary E Fogarty Elementary School has received support from
146 individuals from Rhode Island and
109 individuals out-of-state.