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About this school
PS 157 Grove Hill is
an urban public school
in Bronx, New York that is part of New York City Dept Of Ed.
It serves 380 students
in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 6.8:1.
Its teachers have had 212 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
97%
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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PS 157 Grove Hill
$131,230
raised using DonorsChoose
212
projects
funded
69
teachers
funded
544
donors
6
projects
for
basic supplies
15
projects for
technology
4
projects for
books
5
projects
for
art supplies
PS 157 Grove Hill has received support from
330 individuals from New York and
214 individuals out-of-state.
