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About this school
East Elmhurst Community School is
an urban public school
in East Elmhurst, New York that is part of New York City Dept Of Ed.
It serves 432 students
in grades K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 16.0:1.
Its teachers have had 31 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
94%
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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East Elmhurst Community School
$24,416
raised using DonorsChoose
31
projects
funded
14
teachers
funded
215
donors
1
project
for
basic supplies
4
projects for
technology
8
projects for
books
2
projects
for
art supplies
East Elmhurst Community School has received support from
132 individuals from New York and
83 individuals out-of-state.