Middle School 224 Manh E School Arts & Academy in New York, New York on DonorsChoose

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About this school

Middle School 224 Manh E School Arts & Academy is an urban public school in New York, New York that is part of New York City Dept Of Ed. It serves 172 students in grades 6 - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 13.2:1. Its teachers have had 26 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Public School

Title 1

Grades 6 - 8

172 Students

13 Teachers

410 E 100th St

New York, NY 10029 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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Middle School 224 Manh E School Arts & Academy Demographics

83%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

85%

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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