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About this school
PS/MS 147 Ronald McNair is
an urban public school
in Cambria Hts., New York that is part of New York City Dept Of Ed.
It serves 420 students
in grades Pre-K - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 9.8:1.
Its teachers have had 79 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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95%
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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PS/MS 147 Ronald McNair
$37,254
raised using DonorsChoose
79
projects
funded
23
teachers
funded
152
donors
9
projects
for
basic supplies
22
projects for
technology
8
projects for
books
12
projects
for
art supplies
PS/MS 147 Ronald McNair has received support from
99 individuals from New York and
53 individuals out-of-state.
