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Joseph A Taub School

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Joseph A Taub School is a suburban public school in Paterson, New Jersey that is part of Paterson Public Schools. It serves 968 students in grades 6 - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 20.2:1. Its teachers have had 27 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Public School

Title 1

Grades 6 - 8

968 Students

48 Teachers

202 Union Ave

Paterson, NJ 07502 View local requests

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Joseph A Taub School Teachers on DonorsChoose

Ms. R, Bilingual Speech and Language Teacher (they call me Ms. R)

Ms. Rosario

Mr. Shabbir

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Joseph A Taub School Demographics

50%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

95%

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.

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Joseph A Taub School

$15,577

raised using DonorsChoose

projects funded

teachers funded

donors

projects for technology

projects for books

project for art supplies

Joseph A Taub School has received support from 39 individuals from New Jersey and 21 individuals out-of-state.

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