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About this school
Intermediate School 51 Edwin Markham is
an urban public school
in Staten Island, New York that is part of New York City Dept Of Ed.
It serves 1,073 students
in grades 6 - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
Its teachers have had 127 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
Supporting this school will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.
Public School
Title 1
Data about Title 1 status comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education.
Grades 6 - 8
1,073 Students
85 Teachers
80 Willowbrook RdContact info is sourced from our partners at MDR Education, and DonorsChoose updates our site ahead of each school year.
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79%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Intermediate School 51 Edwin Markham
$80,456
raised using DonorsChoose
127
projects
funded
30
teachers
funded
355
donors
9
projects
for
basic supplies
14
projects for
technology
6
projects for
books
3
projects
for
art supplies
Intermediate School 51 Edwin Markham has received support from
214 individuals from New York and
141 individuals out-of-state.
