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About this school
Oliver Street Elementary School is
an urban public school
in Newark, New Jersey that is part of Newark Public Schools.
It serves 1,042 students
in grades Pre-K - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
Its teachers have had 33 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.
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74%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Oliver Street Elementary School
$22,629
raised using Ðǿմ«Ã½
33
projects
funded
23
teachers
funded
157
donors
2
projects for
technology
2
projects for
books
5
projects
for
art supplies
Oliver Street Elementary School has received support from
107 individuals from New Jersey and
50 individuals out-of-state.