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About this school
PS 71 Rose E Scala is
an urban public school
in Bronx, New York that is part of New York City Dept Of Ed.
It serves 1,080 students
in grades K - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 9.6:1.
Its teachers have had 123 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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78%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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PS 71 Rose E Scala
$67,150
raised using DonorsChoose
123
projects
funded
47
teachers
funded
378
donors
8
projects
for
basic supplies
29
projects for
technology
18
projects for
books
2
projects
for
art supplies
PS 71 Rose E Scala has received support from
233 individuals from New York and
145 individuals out-of-state.
