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Public School
Title 1
Data about Title 1 status comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education.
Pre-K - 5 Grades Served
660 Students
90 Teachers
2400 Marion AveContact info is sourced from our partners at MDR Education, and DonorsChoose updates our site ahead of each school year.
Bronx, NY 10458
About this school
PS 85 Great Expectations is
an urban public school
in Bronx, New York that is part of New York City Dept Of Ed.
It serves 660 students
in Pre-K - 5
with a student/teacher ratio of 7.3:1.
Its teachers have had 465 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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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. Learn more
Source: the National Center for Education Statistics
97%
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.
PS 85 Great Expectations Support on DonorsChoose
Last updated Jun 27, 2025
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PS 85 Great Expectations
$217,852
raised using DonorsChoose
465
projects
funded
83
teachers
funded
826
donors
122
projects
for
basic supplies
69
projects for
technology
65
projects for
books
12
projects
for
art supplies
PS 85 Great Expectations has received support from
538 individuals from New York and
288 individuals out-of-state.
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