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About this school
PS 66 J. Kennedy Onasiss is
an urban public school
in Richmond Hill, New York that is part of New York City Dept Of Ed.
It serves 469 students
in grades K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 11.7:1.
Its teachers have had 33 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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87%
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 66 J. Kennedy Onasiss
$13,830
raised using DonorsChoose
33
projects
funded
19
teachers
funded
86
donors
7
projects for
technology
8
projects for
books
PS 66 J. Kennedy Onasiss has received support from
68 individuals from New York and
18 individuals out-of-state.