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About this school
Edna Travis Elementary School is
an urban public school
in Tacoma, Washington that is part of Tacoma Public Schools.
It serves 337 students
in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 12.0:1.
Its teachers have had 258 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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Source: the National Center for Education Statistics
47%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
Data about school demographics comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. The numbers in this chart may not add up to 100% because of limitations in the available data.
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Edna Travis Elementary School
$99,504
raised using DonorsChoose
258
projects
funded
27
teachers
funded
673
donors
34
projects
for
basic supplies
25
projects for
technology
37
projects for
books
21
projects
for
art supplies
Edna Travis Elementary School has received support from
489 individuals from Washington and
184 individuals out-of-state.