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About this school
Oak Street Elementary School is
a suburban public school
in Lakewood, New Jersey that is part of Lakewood Public Schools.
It serves 656 students
in grades 2 - 6 with a student/teacher ratio of 8.0:1.
Its teachers have had 55 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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93%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Oak Street Elementary School
$32,179
raised using DonorsChoose
55
projects
funded
31
teachers
funded
285
donors
4
projects
for
basic supplies
14
projects for
technology
3
projects for
books
4
projects
for
art supplies
Oak Street Elementary School has received support from
159 individuals from New Jersey and
126 individuals out-of-state.
