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Asa Messer Elementary School is
an urban public school
in Providence, Rhode Island that is part of Providence Public School District.
It serves 562 students
in grades Pre-K - 4 with a student/teacher ratio of 17.0:1.
Its teachers have had 508 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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Title 1
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Grades Pre-K - 4
562 Students
33 Teachers
1655 Westminster StContact info is sourced from our partners at MDR Education, and DonorsChoose updates our site ahead of each school year.
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Asa Messer Elementary School
$211,763
raised using DonorsChoose
508
projects
funded
50
teachers
funded
824
donors
61
projects
for
basic supplies
56
projects for
technology
74
projects for
books
30
projects
for
art supplies
Asa Messer Elementary School has received support from
391 individuals from Rhode Island and
433 individuals out-of-state.