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Ridge Lawn Elementary School

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Ridge Lawn Elementary School is a suburban public school in Chicago Ridge, Illinois that is part of Chicago Ridge School District 127 - 5. It serves 456 students in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 13.8:1. Its teachers have had 72 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Public School

Title 1

Grades Pre-K - 5

456 Students

33 Teachers

5757 105th St

Chicago Ridge, IL 60415 View local requests

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Ridge Lawn Elementary School Demographics

95%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

18%

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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Ridge Lawn Elementary School

$26,364

raised using DonorsChoose

projects funded

teachers funded

161

donors

projects for basic supplies

project for technology

projects for books

projects for art supplies

Ridge Lawn Elementary School has received support from 111 individuals from Illinois and 50 individuals out-of-state.

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