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About this school
Presidential Park Elementary School is
a suburban public school
in Middletown, New York that is part of Middletown Enlarged City Sd.
It serves 1,225 students
in grades K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 11.4:1.
Its teachers have had 107 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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Source: the National Center for Education Statistics
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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Last updated Dec 4, 2025
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Presidential Park Elementary School
$35,675
raised using DonorsChoose
107
projects
funded
25
teachers
funded
177
donors
25
projects
for
basic supplies
6
projects for
technology
16
projects for
books
2
projects
for
art supplies
Presidential Park Elementary School has received support from
108 individuals from New York and
69 individuals out-of-state.