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About this school
East End Preparatory School is
an urban public school
in Nashville, Tennessee that is part of Metro Nashville Public Schools.
It serves 756 students
in grades K - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 18.9:1.
Its teachers have had 517 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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Source: the National Center for Education Statistics
92%
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.
East End Preparatory School Support on DonorsChoose
Last updated Dec 4, 2025
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East End Preparatory School
$234,564
raised using DonorsChoose
517
projects
funded
80
teachers
funded
986
donors
58
projects
for
basic supplies
84
projects for
technology
87
projects for
books
49
projects
for
art supplies
East End Preparatory School has received support from
577 individuals from Tennessee and
409 individuals out-of-state.