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About this school
Pearls Hawthorne School is
a suburban public school
in Yonkers, New York that is part of Yonkers Public Schools.
It serves 788 students
in grades Pre-K - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
Its teachers have had 104 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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71%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Pearls Hawthorne School
$52,066
raised using DonorsChoose
104
projects
funded
27
teachers
funded
351
donors
7
projects
for
basic supplies
30
projects for
technology
15
projects for
books
4
projects
for
art supplies
Pearls Hawthorne School has received support from
267 individuals from New York and
84 individuals out-of-state.