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About this school
Loretta Johnson Middle School is
an urban public school
in Rochester, New York that is part of Rochester City School District.
It serves 410 students
in grades 7 - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 8.4:1.
Its teachers have had 56 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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68%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Loretta Johnson Middle School
$31,121
raised using DonorsChoose
56
projects
funded
30
teachers
funded
256
donors
3
projects
for
basic supplies
13
projects for
technology
11
projects for
books
1
project
for
art supplies
Loretta Johnson Middle School has received support from
157 individuals from New York and
99 individuals out-of-state.