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Jeffrey Trail Middle School

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Jeffrey Trail Middle School is an urban public school in Irvine, California that is part of Irvine Unified School District. It serves 1,118 students in grades 7 - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 26.6:1. Its teachers have had 124 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Grades 7 - 8

1,118 Students

42 Teachers

155 Visions

Irvine, CA 92620 View local requests

http://jeffreytrail.iusd.org

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Jeffrey Trail Middle School Demographics

20%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

73%

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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Jeffrey Trail Middle School

$103,917

raised using DonorsChoose

124

projects funded

teachers funded

840

donors

projects for basic supplies

projects for technology

projects for books

projects for art supplies

Jeffrey Trail Middle School has received support from 802 individuals from California and 38 individuals out-of-state.

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