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About this school
William A Carter Elementary School is
a suburban public school
in Middletown, New York that is part of Middletown Enlarged City Sd.
It serves 746 students
in grades K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 11.1:1.
Its teachers have had 88 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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83%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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William A Carter Elementary School
$34,284
raised using DonorsChoose
88
projects
funded
37
teachers
funded
260
donors
9
projects
for
basic supplies
7
projects for
technology
14
projects for
books
4
projects
for
art supplies
William A Carter Elementary School has received support from
190 individuals from New York and
70 individuals out-of-state.
