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About this school
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 359 students
in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 9.2:1.
Its teachers have had 396 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
Supporting this school will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.
Public School
Title 1
Data about Title 1 status comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education.
Grades Pre-K - 5
359 Students
39 Teachers
17105 137th AveContact info is sourced from our partners at MDR Education, and DonorsChoose updates our site ahead of each school year.
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95%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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PS 80 Thurgood Marshall Magnet
$129,324
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396
projects
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teachers
funded
651
donors
45
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projects for
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PS 80 Thurgood Marshall Magnet has received support from
358 individuals from New York and
293 individuals out-of-state.