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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 1,814 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
$652,779
raised using DonorsChoose
1,814
projects
funded
64
teachers
funded
3,748
donors
268
projects
for
basic supplies
323
projects for
technology
267
projects for
books
87
projects
for
art supplies
Aloysius L Fitzpatrick Elementary School has received support from
1,135 individuals from Pennsylvania and
2,613 individuals out-of-state.