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Support towards this school will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.
Public School
Title 1
Data about Title 1 status comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education.
Pre-K - 8 Grades Served
435 Students
28 Teachers
240 OCEAN TERContact info is sourced from our partners at MDR Education, and DonorsChoose updates our site ahead of each school year.
Geraldine Claytor Magnet Academy is
an urban public school
in Bridgeport, Connecticut that is part of Bridgeport Public Schools.
It serves 435 students
in Pre-K - 8
with a student/teacher ratio of 15.5:1.
Its teachers have had 355 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more
Source: the National Center for Education Statistics
91%
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.
Geraldine Claytor Magnet Academy Support on DonorsChoose
Last updated Jun 16, 2025
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Geraldine Claytor Magnet Academy
$118,560
raised using DonorsChoose
355
projects
funded
38
teachers
funded
619
donors
54
projects
for
basic supplies
54
projects for
technology
51
projects for
books
28
projects
for
art supplies
Geraldine Claytor Magnet Academy has received support from
341 individuals from Connecticut and
278 individuals out-of-state.
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