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About this school
Oakton Elementary School is
an urban public school
in Evanston, Illinois that is part of Evanston-skokie Cmty Csd 65.
It serves 350 students
in grades K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 8.8:1.
Its teachers have had 310 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
67%
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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Oakton Elementary School
$133,545
raised using DonorsChoose
310
projects
funded
52
teachers
funded
955
donors
27
projects
for
basic supplies
21
projects for
technology
67
projects for
books
6
projects
for
art supplies
Oakton Elementary School has received support from
732 individuals from Illinois and
223 individuals out-of-state.
