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About this school
John M. Horner Junior High School is
an urban public school
in Fremont, California that is part of Fremont Unified School District.
It serves 1,585 students
in grades 6 - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 31.7:1.
Its teachers have had 105 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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91%
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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John M. Horner Junior High School
$96,252
raised using DonorsChoose
105
projects
funded
26
teachers
funded
393
donors
14
projects
for
basic supplies
21
projects for
technology
9
projects for
books
9
projects
for
art supplies
John M. Horner Junior High School has received support from
358 individuals from California and
35 individuals out-of-state.