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Queens Explorers Elementary School

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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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Title 1

Grades Pre-K - 5

376 Students

31 Teachers

9007 101st Ave

Ozone Park, NY 11416 View local requests

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Kindergarten teacher at PS81 - Robert J. Christen School in Bronx, NY

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Queens Explorers Elementary School Demographics

78%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

88%

of students are Black, Latino, Native American, or Asian

Schools in districts that mainly serve students of color receive substantially less state and local support than similar districts that serve primarily White students. Learn more about this gap, why it exists, and how you can help close it.

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Queens Explorers Elementary School

$19,902

raised using DonorsChoose

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teachers funded

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projects for books

Queens Explorers Elementary School has received support from 96 individuals from New York and 55 individuals out-of-state.

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