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Public School
Pre-K - 5 Grades Served
459 Students
58 Teachers
1290 Spofford AveContact info is sourced from our partners at MDR Education, and Ðǿմ«Ã½ updates our site ahead of each school year.
Bronx, NY 10474
About this school
PS 48 Joseph R Drake is
an urban public school
in Bronx, New York that is part of New York City Dept Of Ed.
It serves 459 students
in Pre-K - 5
with a student/teacher ratio of 7.9:1.
Its teachers have had 645 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
96%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
Data about school demographics comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. The numbers in this chart may not add up to 100% because of limitations in the available data.
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Last updated Jun 17, 2025
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PS 48 Joseph R Drake
$355,072
raised using Ðǿմ«Ã½
645
projects
funded
83
teachers
funded
1,061
donors
47
projects
for
basic supplies
113
projects for
technology
52
projects for
books
17
projects
for
art supplies
PS 48 Joseph R Drake has received support from
619 individuals from New York and
442 individuals out-of-state.
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