Pieter B Coeymans Elementary School in Coeymans, New York on DonorsChoose

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About this school

Pieter B Coeymans Elementary School is a town public school in Coeymans, New York that is part of Ravena Coeymans Selkirk Central School District. It serves 447 students in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 10.4:1. Its teachers have had 14 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

Equity Focus School

Support towards this school will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Public School

Title 1

Grades Pre-K - 5

447 Students

43 Teachers

66 Church St

Coeymans, NY 12045 View local requests

http://www.rcscsd.org

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Ms. Vero, a DonorsChoose teacher for 9 years.

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

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Pieter B Coeymans Elementary School Demographics

64%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

13%

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.

Pieter B Coeymans Elementary School Support on DonorsChoose Last updated Dec 4, 2025

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