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About this school
Queens Explorers Elementary School is
an urban public school
in Ozone Park, New York that is part of New York City Dept Of Ed.
It serves 376 students
in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 12.1:1.
Its teachers have had 43 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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88%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Queens Explorers Elementary School
$19,902
raised using DonorsChoose
43
projects
funded
10
teachers
funded
151
donors
11
projects for
technology
9
projects for
books
Queens Explorers Elementary School has received support from
96 individuals from New York and
55 individuals out-of-state.
