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PS 229 Emmanuel Kaplan is
an urban public school
in Woodside, New York that is part of New York City Dept Of Ed.
It serves 1,058 students
in grades K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 12.2:1.
Its teachers have had 359 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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84%
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 Dec 4, 2025
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PS 229 Emmanuel Kaplan
$182,007
raised using DonorsChoose
359
projects
funded
26
teachers
funded
1,186
donors
45
projects
for
basic supplies
50
projects for
technology
123
projects for
books
12
projects
for
art supplies
PS 229 Emmanuel Kaplan has received support from
361 individuals from New York and
825 individuals out-of-state.