E Preparatory Woodland Hills School in Cleveland, Ohio on DonorsChoose

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E Preparatory Woodland Hills School is an urban public school in Cleveland, Ohio that is part of Ohio Department of Education. It serves 604 students in grades K - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 40.3:1. Its teachers have had 32 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Public School

Title 1

Grades K - 8

604 Students

15 Teachers

9201 Crane Ave

Cleveland, OH 44105 View local requests

http://www.epvpwoodlandhills.org/

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E Preparatory Woodland Hills School Demographics

55%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

97%

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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