Museum School 25 in Yonkers, New York on DonorsChoose

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Museum School 25 is a suburban public school in Yonkers, New York that is part of Yonkers Public Schools. It serves 219 students in grades K - 6 with a student/teacher ratio of 11.5:1. Its teachers have had 46 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Public School

Title 1

Grades K - 6

219 Students

19 Teachers

579 Warburton Ave

Yonkers, NY 10701 View local requests

http://www.yonkerspublicschools.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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Ms. Grady

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Mrs. Urciuoli

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Museum School 25 Demographics

95%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

90%

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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Museum School 25

$28,750

raised using DonorsChoose

projects funded

teachers funded

171

donors

projects for basic supplies

projects for technology

projects for books

Museum School 25 has received support from 120 individuals from New York and 51 individuals out-of-state.

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