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Westlake Middle School

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Westlake Middle School is an urban public school in Oakland, California that is part of Oakland Unified School District. It serves 300 students in grades 6 - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 13.6:1. Its teachers have had 89 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Title 1

Grades 6 - 8

300 Students

22 Teachers

2629 Harrison St

Oakland, CA 94612 View local requests

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Westlake Middle School Demographics

95%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

86%

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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Westlake Middle School

$101,290

raised using DonorsChoose

projects funded

teachers funded

447

donors

projects for basic supplies

projects for technology

projects for books

projects for art supplies

Westlake Middle School has received support from 350 individuals from California and 97 individuals out-of-state.

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