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The Urban Assembly Gateway School for Technology

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The Urban Assembly Gateway School for Technology is an urban public school in New York, New York that is part of New York City Dept Of Ed. It serves 407 students in grades 9 - 12 with a student/teacher ratio of 12.3:1. Its teachers have had 26 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Public School

Title 1

Grades 9 - 12

407 Students

33 Teachers

439 W 49th St

New York, NY 10019 View local requests

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The Urban Assembly Gateway School for Technology Demographics

74%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

85%

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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The Urban Assembly Gateway School for Technology

$19,514

raised using DonorsChoose

projects funded

teachers funded

124

donors

projects for basic supplies

projects for technology

projects for books

projects for art supplies

The Urban Assembly Gateway School for Technology has received support from 64 individuals from New York and 60 individuals out-of-state.

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