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About this school
Marshall Early Childhood Center is
an urban public school
in Newport News, Virginia that is part of Newport News Public Schools.
It serves 151 students
in grades Pre-K - Pre-K with a student/teacher ratio of 6.9:1.
Its teachers have had 207 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
Supporting this school will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.
Public School
Title 1
Data about Title 1 status comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education.
Grades Pre-K - Pre-K
151 Students
22 Teachers
743 24th StContact info is sourced from our partners at MDR Education, and DonorsChoose updates our site ahead of each school year.
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88%
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Marshall Early Childhood Center
$51,121
raised using DonorsChoose
207
projects
funded
20
teachers
funded
403
donors
17
projects
for
basic supplies
20
projects for
technology
35
projects for
books
14
projects
for
art supplies
Marshall Early Childhood Center has received support from
182 individuals from Virginia and
221 individuals out-of-state.