Fifth Avenue School in Bay Shore, New York on DonorsChoose

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Fifth Avenue School is a suburban public school in Bay Shore, New York that is part of Bay Shore Union Free School District. It serves 342 students in grades K - 2 with a student/teacher ratio of 14.2:1. Its teachers have had 404 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Public School

Title 1

Grades K - 2

342 Students

24 Teachers

217 5th Ave

Bay Shore, NY 11706 View local requests

http://www.bayshoreschools.org

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Fifth Avenue School Demographics

74%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

59%

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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