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Young Women's Leadership School

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Young Women's Leadership School is an urban public school in Astoria, New York that is part of New York City Dept Of Ed. It serves 579 students in grades 6 - 12 with a student/teacher ratio of 17.5:1. Its teachers have had 59 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Public School

Title 1

Grades 6 - 12

579 Students

33 Teachers

2315 Newtown Ave

Astoria, NY 11102 View local requests

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

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Young Women's Leadership School Demographics

77%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

74%

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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Young Women's Leadership School

$35,717

raised using DonorsChoose

projects funded

teachers funded

256

donors

project for basic supplies

projects for technology

projects for books

projects for art supplies

Young Women's Leadership School has received support from 167 individuals from New York and 89 individuals out-of-state.

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