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About this school
PS 71 Forest Elementary School is
an urban public school
in Ridgewood, New York that is part of New York City Dept Of Ed.
It serves 468 students
in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 7.4:1.
Its teachers have had 50 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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67%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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PS 71 Forest Elementary School
$18,631
raised using DonorsChoose
50
projects
funded
15
teachers
funded
148
donors
4
projects
for
basic supplies
9
projects for
technology
2
projects for
books
2
projects
for
art supplies
PS 71 Forest Elementary School has received support from
96 individuals from New York and
52 individuals out-of-state.
