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About this school
Ben Franklin Middle School is
a suburban public school
in Teaneck, New Jersey that is part of Teaneck Public Schools.
It serves 485 students
in grades 5 - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 8.5:1.
Its teachers have had 67 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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84%
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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Ben Franklin Middle School
$27,723
raised using DonorsChoose
67
projects
funded
22
teachers
funded
184
donors
10
projects
for
basic supplies
17
projects for
technology
10
projects for
books
3
projects
for
art supplies
Ben Franklin Middle School has received support from
124 individuals from New Jersey and
60 individuals out-of-state.
