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Josiah Quincy Elementary School is
an urban public school
in Boston, Massachusetts that is part of Boston Public Schools.
It serves 731 students
in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 12.4:1.
Its teachers have had 911 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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Title 1
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Grades Pre-K - 5
731 Students
59 Teachers
885 Washington StContact info is sourced from our partners at MDR Education, and DonorsChoose updates our site ahead of each school year.
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73%
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Josiah Quincy Elementary School
$618,083
raised using DonorsChoose
911
projects
funded
110
teachers
funded
2,103
donors
67
projects
for
basic supplies
181
projects for
technology
111
projects for
books
64
projects
for
art supplies
Josiah Quincy Elementary School has received support from
1,457 individuals from Massachusetts and
646 individuals out-of-state.