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Hope Valley Elementary School is
an urban public school
in Durham, North Carolina that is part of Durham Public Schools.
It serves 547 students
in grades K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 11.2:1.
Its teachers have had 49 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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67%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Hope Valley Elementary School
$27,060
raised using DonorsChoose
49
projects
funded
29
teachers
funded
286
donors
2
projects
for
basic supplies
8
projects for
technology
5
projects for
books
Hope Valley Elementary School has received support from
190 individuals from North Carolina and
96 individuals out-of-state.
