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Achievement First Crown Heights

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Achievement First Crown Heights is an urban public school in Brooklyn, New York that is part of New York City Dept Of Ed. It serves 670 students in grades K - 8. Its teachers have had 31 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Title 1

Grades K - 8

670 Students

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790 E New York Ave

Brooklyn, NY 11203 View local requests

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Ms. Vero, a DonorsChoose teacher for 9 years.

Kindergarten teacher at PS81 - Robert J. Christen School in Bronx, NY

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Achievement First Crown Heights Demographics

74%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

95%

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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Achievement First Crown Heights

$14,178

raised using DonorsChoose

projects funded

teachers funded

148

donors

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projects for books

Achievement First Crown Heights has received support from 61 individuals from New York and 87 individuals out-of-state.

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