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About this school
Palm River Elementary School is
a suburban public school
in Tampa, Florida that is part of Hillsborough County Public School District.
It serves 406 students
in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 8.3:1.
Its teachers have had 119 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
84%
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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Palm River Elementary School
$48,145
raised using DonorsChoose
119
projects
funded
46
teachers
funded
730
donors
4
projects
for
basic supplies
7
projects for
technology
12
projects for
books
4
projects
for
art supplies
Palm River Elementary School has received support from
530 individuals from Florida and
200 individuals out-of-state.