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Raytown Middle School

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Raytown Middle School is an urban public school in Kansas City, Missouri that is part of Raytown School District C2. It serves 670 students in grades 6 - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 13.1:1. Its teachers have had 7 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Public School

Title 1

Grades 6 - 8

670 Students

51 Teachers

4900 Pittman Rd

Kansas City, MO 64133 View local requests

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Raytown Middle School Demographics

65%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

69%

of students are Black, Latino, Native American, or Asian

Schools in districts that mainly serve students of color receive substantially less state and local support than similar districts that serve primarily White students. Learn more about this gap, why it exists, and how you can help close it.

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Raytown Middle School

$3,713

raised using DonorsChoose

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project for basic supplies

Raytown Middle School has received support from 23 individuals from Missouri and 22 individuals out-of-state.

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