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Valley Grove Elementary School is
a rural public school
in Franklin, Pennsylvania that is part of Valley Grove School District.
It serves 450 students
in grades K - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
Its teachers have had 13 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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1%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
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Valley Grove Elementary School
$5,684
raised using DonorsChoose
13
projects
funded
6
teachers
funded
36
donors
1
project for
technology
Valley Grove Elementary School has received support from
11 individuals from Pennsylvania and
25 individuals out-of-state.
