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Girls Preparatory Lower East Side Elementary School

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Girls Preparatory Lower East Side Elementary School is an urban public school in New York, New York that is part of New York State Department Education. It serves 266 students in grades Pre-K - 4 with a student/teacher ratio of 4.8:1. Its teachers have had 182 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Title 1

Grades Pre-K - 4

266 Students

55 Teachers

442 E Houston St Rm 316

New York, NY 10002 View local requests

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Girls Preparatory Lower East Side Elementary School Demographics

92%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

94%

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

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Girls Preparatory Lower East Side Elementary School

$89,699

raised using DonorsChoose

182

projects funded

teachers funded

631

donors

projects for basic supplies

projects for technology

projects for books

projects for art supplies

Girls Preparatory Lower East Side Elementary School has received support from 343 individuals from New York and 288 individuals out-of-state.

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Girls Preparatory Lower East Side Elementary School

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