Grove Park Elementary School in Burlington, North Carolina on DonorsChoose

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About this school

Grove Park Elementary School is an urban public school in Burlington, North Carolina that is part of Alamance-Burlington School System. It serves 429 students in grades K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 12.6:1. Its teachers have had 86 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

Equity Focus School

Support towards this school will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Public School

Title 1

Grades K - 5

429 Students

34 Teachers

141 Trail One

Burlington, NC 27215 View local requests

http://gpe.abss.k12.nc.us

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Grove Park Elementary School Demographics

95%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

75%

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.

Grove Park Elementary School Support on DonorsChoose Last updated Dec 4, 2025

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