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Charles J Riley School 9

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Charles J Riley School 9 is a suburban public school in Paterson, New Jersey that is part of Paterson Public Schools. It serves 726 students in grades Pre-K - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 10.7:1. Its teachers have had 87 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Public School

Title 1

Grades Pre-K - 8

726 Students

68 Teachers

6 Timothy St

Paterson, NJ 07503 View local requests

http://ps09-pps-nj.schoolloop.com/

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Ms. Vero, a DonorsChoose teacher for 9 years.

Kindergarten teacher at PS81 - Robert J. Christen School in Bronx, NY

Charles J Riley School 9 Teachers on DonorsChoose

Ms. Maria Infante-Rios

Mrs. McShane

Mrs. Miranda

Mrs. Moro-Rippcondidi

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Charles J Riley School 9 Demographics

80%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

49%

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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Charles J Riley School 9

$53,208

raised using DonorsChoose

projects funded

teachers funded

296

donors

projects for basic supplies

projects for technology

projects for books

Charles J Riley School 9 has received support from 207 individuals from New Jersey and 89 individuals out-of-state.

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Charles J Riley School 9

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