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About this school
PS 201 Discovery School is
an urban public school
in Flushing, New York that is part of New York City Dept Of Ed.
It serves 301 students
in grades Pre-K - 6 with a student/teacher ratio of 7.2:1.
Its teachers have had 501 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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93%
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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Last updated Feb 10, 2026
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PS 201 Discovery School
$144,607
raised using DonorsChoose
501
projects
funded
43
teachers
funded
807
donors
60
projects
for
basic supplies
60
projects for
technology
65
projects for
books
63
projects
for
art supplies
PS 201 Discovery School has received support from
357 individuals from New York and
450 individuals out-of-state.