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John Fiske Elementary School is
an urban public school
in Kansas City, Kansas that is part of Kansas City, Kansas City Public Schools.
It serves 288 students
in grades K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 11.5:1.
Its teachers have had 46 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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86%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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John Fiske Elementary School
$22,685
raised using DonorsChoose
46
projects
funded
22
teachers
funded
200
donors
7
projects
for
basic supplies
11
projects for
technology
3
projects for
books
2
projects
for
art supplies
John Fiske Elementary School has received support from
121 individuals from Kansas and
79 individuals out-of-state.
