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Aloysius L Fitzpatrick Elementary School is
an urban public school
in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that is part of Philadelphia City School District.
It serves 906 students
in grades Pre-K - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 18.9:1.
Its teachers have had 1,801 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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Aloysius L Fitzpatrick Elementary School Demographics
95%
of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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Source: the National Center for Education Statistics
54%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Aloysius L Fitzpatrick Elementary School
$650,240
raised using DonorsChoose
1,801
projects
funded
63
teachers
funded
3,735
donors
263
projects
for
basic supplies
322
projects for
technology
266
projects for
books
85
projects
for
art supplies
Aloysius L Fitzpatrick Elementary School has received support from
1,131 individuals from Pennsylvania and
2,604 individuals out-of-state.