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These snacks will give all students the much needed full to work hard in the classroom. My new fourth graders are so excited to come to school ready to learn and they love to earn rewards with snacks. They smiled with such joy when they saw the plethora of snacks that was delivered. I appreciate your kindness and generosity is supporting my fourth grade classroom. You are a blessing and we appreciate you.","fullyFundedDate":1792352704077,"projectUrl":"project/snacks-to-help-fuel-student-learning/10641074/","projectTitle":"Snacks to Help Fuel Student Learning","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Oleotti","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2384640_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1470602988120","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2384640"},{"teacherId":2384640,"projectId":10727883,"letterContent":"Thank you for the Chromebook for computer science activities. I will now be able to inspire my students to be stemterrific in the field of STEM. My students will love to learn about robotics in the field of STEM. These will prepare students for the 21st century. We appreciate your generosity and kindness. You have helped our classroom a whole lot and we admire you. You have a huge heart and we appreciate you from the bottoms of our heart. 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About this school
PS 97 Bronx is
an urban public school
in Bronx, New York that is part of New York City Dept Of Ed.
It serves 596 students
in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 11.9:1.
Its teachers have had 524 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
596 Students
50 Teachers
2500 Fish AveContact info is sourced from our partners at MDR Education, and DonorsChoose updates our site ahead of each school year.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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Source: the National Center for Education Statistics
83%
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.
PS 97 Bronx Support on DonorsChoose
Last updated Nov 15, 2026
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PS 97 Bronx
$166,498
raised using DonorsChoose
524
projects
funded
42
teachers
funded
902
donors
40
projects
for
basic supplies
289
projects for
technology
49
projects for
books
6
projects
for
art supplies
PS 97 Bronx has received support from
371 individuals from New York and
531 individuals out-of-state.