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About this school
Lucille Murray Brown Middle School is
an urban public school
in Richmond, Virginia that is part of Richmond Public School Dist.
It serves 606 students
in grades 6 - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
Its teachers have had 100 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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89%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Lucille Murray Brown Middle School
$59,533
raised using DonorsChoose
100
projects
funded
36
teachers
funded
458
donors
14
projects
for
basic supplies
24
projects for
technology
11
projects for
books
4
projects
for
art supplies
Lucille Murray Brown Middle School has received support from
298 individuals from Virginia and
160 individuals out-of-state.
