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PS 2 Alfred Zimberg

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PS 2 Alfred Zimberg is an urban public school in East Elmhurst, New York that is part of New York City Dept Of Ed. It serves 582 students in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 14.9:1. Its teachers have had 41 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Public School

Title 1

Grades Pre-K - 5

582 Students

39 Teachers

21-15 75th St

East Elmhurst, NY 11370 View local requests

https://www.ps2q.org/

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PS 2 Alfred Zimberg Demographics

71%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

64%

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 2 Alfred Zimberg

$18,266

raised using DonorsChoose

projects funded

teachers funded

149

donors

projects for basic supplies

projects for technology

projects for books

projects for art supplies

PS 2 Alfred Zimberg has received support from 116 individuals from New York and 33 individuals out-of-state.

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