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PS 80 Thurgood Marshall Magnet is
an urban public school
in Jamaica, New York that is part of New York City Dept Of Ed.
It serves 364 students
in grades K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 9.3:1.
Its teachers have had 380 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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94%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
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PS 80 Thurgood Marshall Magnet
$125,361
raised using DonorsChoose
380
projects
funded
33
teachers
funded
637
donors
45
projects
for
basic supplies
35
projects for
technology
42
projects for
books
18
projects
for
art supplies
PS 80 Thurgood Marshall Magnet has received support from
350 individuals from New York and
287 individuals out-of-state.