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About this school
Ernie Pyle Elementary School 90 is
an urban public school
in Indianapolis, Indiana that is part of Indianapolis Public School District.
It serves 268 students
in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 11.2:1.
Its teachers have had 78 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
86%
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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Ernie Pyle Elementary School 90
$41,118
raised using DonorsChoose
78
projects
funded
34
teachers
funded
238
donors
10
projects
for
basic supplies
5
projects for
technology
11
projects for
books
6
projects
for
art supplies
Ernie Pyle Elementary School 90 has received support from
148 individuals from Indiana and
90 individuals out-of-state.