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About this school
Salome Urena Elementary School is
an urban public school
in Newark, New Jersey that is part of Newark Public Schools.
It serves 516 students
in grades Pre-K - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 24.6:1.
Its teachers have had 219 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
Supporting this school will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.
Public School
Title 1
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Grades Pre-K - 8
516 Students
21 Teachers
284 1st AveContact info is sourced from our partners at MDR Education, and DonorsChoose updates our site ahead of each school year.
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94%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
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Salome Urena Elementary School
$93,297
raised using DonorsChoose
219
projects
funded
51
teachers
funded
552
donors
17
projects
for
basic supplies
68
projects for
technology
22
projects for
books
19
projects
for
art supplies
Salome Urena Elementary School has received support from
367 individuals from New Jersey and
185 individuals out-of-state.