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About this school
Dayton Avenue Elementary School is
a suburban public school
in Manorville, New York that is part of Eastport-south Manor Ctrl SD.
It serves 418 students
in grades 3 - 6 with a student/teacher ratio of 10.7:1.
Its teachers have had 7 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
Public School
Title 1
Data about Title 1 status comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education.
Grades 3 - 6
418 Students
39 Teachers
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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19%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Dayton Avenue Elementary School
$5,342
raised using DonorsChoose
7
projects
funded
4
teachers
funded
22
donors
2
projects for
technology
1
project
for
art supplies
Dayton Avenue Elementary School has received support from
19 individuals from New York and
3 individuals out-of-state.
