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About this school
Hialeah Middle School is
a suburban public school
in Hialeah, Florida that is part of Miami-Dade County Public Schools.
It serves 1,002 students
in grades 6 - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 19.3:1.
Its teachers have had 62 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
98%
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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Hialeah Middle School
$53,030
raised using DonorsChoose
62
projects
funded
26
teachers
funded
129
donors
2
projects
for
basic supplies
9
projects for
technology
3
projects for
books
6
projects
for
art supplies
Hialeah Middle School has received support from
65 individuals from Florida and
64 individuals out-of-state.
