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About this school
Robert B Pollock Elementary School is
an urban public school
in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that is part of Philadelphia City School District.
It serves 650 students
in grades K - 6 with a student/teacher ratio of 18.1:1.
Its teachers have had 373 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 K - 6
650 Students
36 Teachers
2875 Welsh RdContact info is sourced from our partners at MDR Education, and DonorsChoose updates our site ahead of each school year.
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74%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Robert B Pollock Elementary School
$100,905
raised using DonorsChoose
373
projects
funded
50
teachers
funded
522
donors
39
projects
for
basic supplies
57
projects for
technology
120
projects for
books
20
projects
for
art supplies
Robert B Pollock Elementary School has received support from
331 individuals from Pennsylvania and
191 individuals out-of-state.