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PS 173 Fresh Meadows

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PS 173 Fresh Meadows is an urban public school in Flushing, New York that is part of New York City Dept Of Ed. It serves 950 students in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 16.4:1. Its teachers have had 60 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Public School

Grades Pre-K - 5

950 Students

58 Teachers

17410 67th Ave

Flushing, NY 11365 View local requests

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Ms. Vero, a DonorsChoose teacher for 9 years.

Kindergarten teacher at PS81 - Robert J. Christen School in Bronx, NY

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PS 173 Fresh Meadows Demographics

66%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

76%

of students are Black, Latino, Native American, or Asian

Schools in districts that mainly serve students of color receive substantially less state and local support than similar districts that serve primarily White students. Learn more about this gap, why it exists, and how you can help close it.

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PS 173 Fresh Meadows

$34,457

raised using DonorsChoose

projects funded

teachers funded

227

donors

projects for basic supplies

projects for technology

projects for books

projects for art supplies

PS 173 Fresh Meadows has received support from 183 individuals from New York and 44 individuals out-of-state.

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PS 173 Fresh Meadows

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PS 173 Fresh Meadows

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