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About this school
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 1,883 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 - 8
906 Students
48 Teachers
11061 Knights RdContact info is sourced from our partners at MDR Education, and DonorsChoose updates our site ahead of each school year.
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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
57%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Aloysius L Fitzpatrick Elementary School
$666,329
raised using DonorsChoose
1,883
projects
funded
67
teachers
funded
3,801
donors
282
projects
for
basic supplies
329
projects for
technology
291
projects for
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90
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art supplies
Aloysius L Fitzpatrick Elementary School has received support from
1,154 individuals from Pennsylvania and
2,647 individuals out-of-state.