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About this school
Edna Brewer Middle School is
an urban public school
in Oakland, California that is part of Oakland Unified School District.
It serves 791 students
in grades 6 - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 20.3:1.
Its teachers have had 129 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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64%
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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Edna Brewer Middle School
$119,614
raised using DonorsChoose
129
projects
funded
63
teachers
funded
767
donors
10
projects
for
basic supplies
16
projects for
technology
12
projects for
books
5
projects
for
art supplies
Edna Brewer Middle School has received support from
559 individuals from California and
208 individuals out-of-state.