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Sissonville Middle School

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Sissonville Middle School is a rural public school in Charleston, West Virginia that is part of Kanawha County School District. It serves 521 students in grades 5 - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 14.1:1. Its teachers have had 42 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Public School

Title 1

Grades 5 - 8

521 Students

37 Teachers

100 Middle School Ln

Charleston, WV 25312 View local requests

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Sissonville Middle School Demographics

95%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

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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Sissonville Middle School

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raised using DonorsChoose

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projects for technology

projects for books

projects for art supplies

Sissonville Middle School has received support from 54 individuals from West Virginia and 23 individuals out-of-state.

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