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About this school
Yankee Ridge Elementary School is
an urban public school
in Urbana, Illinois that is part of Urbana School District 116.
It serves 464 students
in grades K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 21.1:1.
Its teachers have had 33 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more
Source: the National Center for Education Statistics
60%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
Data about school demographics comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. The numbers in this chart may not add up to 100% because of limitations in the available data.
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Last updated Dec 5, 2025
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Yankee Ridge Elementary School
$16,514
raised using DonorsChoose
33
projects
funded
24
teachers
funded
230
donors
4
projects for
technology
9
projects for
books
1
project
for
art supplies
Yankee Ridge Elementary School has received support from
176 individuals from Illinois and
54 individuals out-of-state.