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Southside Elementary School

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Southside Elementary School is a town public school in Elko, Nevada that is part of Elko County School District. It serves 511 students in grades Pre-K - 4 with a student/teacher ratio of 12.8:1. Its teachers have had 43 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Title 1

Grades Pre-K - 4

511 Students

40 Teachers

501 S 9th St

Elko, NV 89801 View local requests

http://www.southside.ecsdnv.net/

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Southside Elementary School Demographics

66%

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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Southside Elementary School

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raised using DonorsChoose

projects funded

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projects for basic supplies

projects for technology

projects for books

projects for art supplies

Southside Elementary School has received support from 26 individuals from Nevada and 24 individuals out-of-state.

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