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Grassy Waters Elementary School

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Grassy Waters Elementary School is an urban public school in West Palm Beach, Florida that is part of Palm Beach County Public Schools. It serves 705 students in grades K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 11.0:1. Its teachers have had 43 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Public School

Title 1

Grades K - 5

705 Students

64 Teachers

3550 N Jog Rd

West Palm Beach, FL 33411 View local requests

http://gwes.palmbeachschools.org

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Grassy Waters Elementary School Demographics

62%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

84%

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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Grassy Waters Elementary School

$18,014

raised using DonorsChoose

projects funded

teachers funded

181

donors

project for basic supplies

projects for technology

projects for books

project for art supplies

Grassy Waters Elementary School has received support from 106 individuals from Florida and 75 individuals out-of-state.

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