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About this school
PS 51 Elias Howe is
an urban public school
in New York, New York that is part of New York City Dept Of Ed.
It serves 452 students
in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 14.6:1.
Its teachers have had 141 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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Source: the National Center for Education Statistics
79%
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 51 Elias Howe
$85,668
raised using DonorsChoose
141
projects
funded
30
teachers
funded
578
donors
7
projects
for
basic supplies
16
projects for
technology
23
projects for
books
1
project
for
art supplies
PS 51 Elias Howe has received support from
386 individuals from New York and
192 individuals out-of-state.