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City Hill Middle School

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City Hill Middle School is a suburban public school in Naugatuck, Connecticut that is part of Naugatuck School District. It serves 614 students in grades 7 - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 12.8:1. Its teachers have had 18 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Public School

Title 1

Grades 7 - 8

614 Students

48 Teachers

441 City Hill St

Naugatuck, CT 06770 View local requests

http://www.cityhill.naugatuck.k12.ct.us/

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City Hill Middle School Demographics

77%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

51%

of students are Black, Latino, Native American, or Asian

Schools in districts that mainly serve students of color receive substantially less state and local support than similar districts that serve primarily White students. Learn more about this gap, why it exists, and how you can help close it.

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City Hill Middle School

$9,802

raised using DonorsChoose

projects funded

teachers funded

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projects for basic supplies

projects for books

projects for art supplies

City Hill Middle School has received support from 71 individuals from Connecticut and 20 individuals out-of-state.

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City Hill Middle School

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