Great Oaks Legacy Charter High School in Newark, New Jersey on DonorsChoose

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About this school

Great Oaks Legacy Charter High School is a public school in Newark, New Jersey that is part of Newark Public Schools. Its teachers have had 6 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Support towards this school will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Public School

Grades Not specified

# of students unavailable

# of teachers unavailable

17 Crawford St

Newark, NJ 07102 View local requests

https://greatoakslegacy.org/campus/high-school/

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Great Oaks Legacy Charter High School Teachers on DonorsChoose

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Great Oaks Legacy Charter High School Demographics

77%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

91%

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.

Great Oaks Legacy Charter High School Support on DonorsChoose Last updated Dec 4, 2025

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