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About this school
Lafayette Street Elementary School is
an urban public school
in Newark, New Jersey that is part of Newark Public Schools.
It serves 1,235 students
in grades Pre-K - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 16.5:1.
Its teachers have had 28 projects funded on Ðǿմ«Ã½.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education.
Source: the National Center for Education Statistics
82%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Lafayette Street Elementary School
$20,160
raised using Ðǿմ«Ã½
28
projects
funded
18
teachers
funded
143
donors
3
projects for
technology
1
project for
books
Lafayette Street Elementary School has received support from
107 individuals from New Jersey and
36 individuals out-of-state.