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Denny International Middle School is
an urban public school
in Seattle, Washington that is part of District One - Seattle Public Schools.
It serves 724 students
in grades 6 - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
Its teachers have had 207 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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58%
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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Denny International Middle School
$108,450
raised using DonorsChoose
207
projects
funded
46
teachers
funded
855
donors
21
projects
for
basic supplies
15
projects for
technology
55
projects for
books
18
projects
for
art supplies
Denny International Middle School has received support from
687 individuals from Washington and
168 individuals out-of-state.