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About this school
Union Terrace Elementary School is
an urban public school
in Allentown, Pennsylvania that is part of Allentown City School District.
It serves 674 students
in grades K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 17.3:1.
Its teachers have had 406 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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83%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Union Terrace Elementary School
$160,387
raised using DonorsChoose
406
projects
funded
47
teachers
funded
671
donors
72
projects
for
basic supplies
93
projects for
technology
46
projects for
books
40
projects
for
art supplies
Union Terrace Elementary School has received support from
411 individuals from Pennsylvania and
260 individuals out-of-state.
