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Colonial Middle School

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Colonial Middle School is an urban public school in Memphis, Tennessee that is part of Memphis-Shelby County Schools. It serves 1,000 students in grades 6 - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 16.4:1. Its teachers have had 34 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Public School

Title 1

Grades 6 - 8

1,000 Students

61 Teachers

1370 Colonial Rd

Memphis, TN 38117 View local requests

https://schools.scsk12.org/colonial-ms

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Colonial Middle School Demographics

79%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

91%

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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Colonial Middle School

$14,204

raised using DonorsChoose

projects funded

teachers funded

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projects for basic supplies

projects for technology

projects for books

project for art supplies

Colonial Middle School has received support from 74 individuals from Tennessee and 25 individuals out-of-state.

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