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About this school
Dr John Grieco Elementary School is
a suburban public school
in Englewood, New Jersey that is part of Englewood Public School District.
It serves 353 students
in grades 1 - 2 with a student/teacher ratio of 7.8:1.
Its teachers have had 168 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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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.
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Dr John Grieco Elementary School
$60,804
raised using DonorsChoose
168
projects
funded
50
teachers
funded
411
donors
16
projects
for
basic supplies
21
projects for
technology
31
projects for
books
13
projects
for
art supplies
Dr John Grieco Elementary School has received support from
256 individuals from New Jersey and
155 individuals out-of-state.