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Gidney Avenue Memorial School is
an urban public school
in Newburgh, New York that is part of Newburgh Enlarged City Sd.
It serves 788 students
in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 13.1:1.
Its teachers have had 842 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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87%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Gidney Avenue Memorial School
$313,134
raised using DonorsChoose
842
projects
funded
76
teachers
funded
948
donors
109
projects
for
basic supplies
123
projects for
technology
122
projects for
books
65
projects
for
art supplies
Gidney Avenue Memorial School has received support from
561 individuals from New York and
387 individuals out-of-state.