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About this school
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 869 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
Supporting this school will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.
Public School
Title 1
Data about Title 1 status comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education.
Grades Pre-K - 5
788 Students
60 Teachers
300 Gidney AveContact info is sourced from our partners at MDR Education, and DonorsChoose updates our site ahead of each school year.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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87%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Gidney Avenue Memorial School
$322,699
raised using DonorsChoose
869
projects
funded
78
teachers
funded
966
donors
110
projects
for
basic supplies
131
projects for
technology
128
projects for
books
66
projects
for
art supplies
Gidney Avenue Memorial School has received support from
572 individuals from New York and
394 individuals out-of-state.