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PS 96 Joseph Lanzetta

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PS 96 Joseph Lanzetta is an urban public school in New York, New York that is part of New York City Dept Of Ed. It serves 396 students in grades Pre-K - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 11.0:1. Its teachers have had 74 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Public School

Title 1

Grades Pre-K - 8

396 Students

36 Teachers

216 E 120th St

New York, NY 10035 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 96 Joseph Lanzetta Demographics

95%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

94%

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 96 Joseph Lanzetta

$44,648

raised using DonorsChoose

projects funded

teachers funded

382

donors

projects for basic supplies

projects for technology

projects for books

projects for art supplies

PS 96 Joseph Lanzetta has received support from 256 individuals from New York and 126 individuals out-of-state.

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PS 96 Joseph Lanzetta

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