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PS 321 William Penn - Upper School

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PS 321 William Penn - Upper School is an urban public school in Brooklyn, New York that is part of New York City Dept Of Ed. It serves 1,303 students in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 16.3:1. Its teachers have had 289 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Grades Pre-K - 5

1,303 Students

80 Teachers

180 7th Ave

Brooklyn, NY 11215 View local requests

https://ps321.org/

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PS 321 William Penn - Upper School Demographics

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

19%

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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PS 321 William Penn - Upper School

$166,789

raised using DonorsChoose

289

projects funded

teachers funded

1,537

donors

projects for basic supplies

projects for technology

projects for books

projects for art supplies

PS 321 William Penn - Upper School has received support from 1,221 individuals from New York and 316 individuals out-of-state.

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