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Thurgood Marshall Academy
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About this school

Thurgood Marshall Academy is an urban public school in New York, New York that is part of Community School District 5. It serves 409 students in grades 6 - 12 with a student/teacher ratio of 11.4:1. Its teachers have had 209 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Support towards this school will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Public School
Grades 6 - 12
409 Students
36 Teachers
200-214 W 135th St Contact info is sourced from our partners at MDR Education, and DonorsChoose updates our site ahead of each school year.
New York, NY 10030 View local requests
https://www.tmanyc.org/
Evidence-based impact
Inspire teachers to stay in the classroom and boost student achievement.1
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Ms. Vero, a DonorsChoose teacher for 9 years.
Kindergarten teacher at PS81 - Robert J. Christen School in Bronx, NY
1: "Crowdfunding the Front Lines: An Empirical Study of Teacher-Driven School Improvement," "Stopping the Revolving Door: An Empirical and Textual Study of Crowdfunding and Teacher Turnover" — Samantha Keppler, Jun Li, and Di (Andrew) Wu — University of Michigan, Stephen M. Ross School of Business

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Thurgood Marshall Academy Demographics

90%
of students receive free or reduced price lunch Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more
Source: the National Center for Education Statistics
95%
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.

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.

Thurgood Marshall Academy Support on DonorsChoose Last updated Dec 4, 2025

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Thurgood Marshall Academy

$508,670
raised using DonorsChoose
209
projects funded
38
teachers funded
1,074
donors
5
projects for basic supplies
18
projects for technology
9
projects for books

Thurgood Marshall Academy has received support from 548 individuals from New York and 526 individuals out-of-state.