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About this school
Wawecus Road School is
an urban public school
in Worcester, Massachusetts that is part of Worcester Public Schools.
It serves 155 students
in grades K - 6 with a student/teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
Its teachers have had 86 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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58%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Wawecus Road School
$70,461
raised using DonorsChoose
86
projects
funded
18
teachers
funded
145
donors
10
projects
for
basic supplies
14
projects for
technology
16
projects for
books
9
projects
for
art supplies
Wawecus Road School has received support from
106 individuals from Massachusetts and
39 individuals out-of-state.