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About this school
PS 8 Luis Belliard is
an urban public school
in New York, New York that is part of New York City Dept Of Ed.
It serves 354 students
in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 8.0:1.
Its teachers have had 261 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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94%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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PS 8 Luis Belliard
$134,914
raised using DonorsChoose
261
projects
funded
39
teachers
funded
995
donors
10
projects
for
basic supplies
19
projects for
technology
31
projects for
books
6
projects
for
art supplies
PS 8 Luis Belliard has received support from
531 individuals from New York and
464 individuals out-of-state.
