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About this school
Florida Pitt-Waller ECE-8 School is
an urban public school
in Denver, Colorado that is part of Denver Public School District 1.
It serves 886 students
in grades K - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 19.7:1.
Its teachers have had 140 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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Source: the National Center for Education Statistics
86%
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 4, 2025
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Florida Pitt-Waller ECE-8 School
$95,206
raised using DonorsChoose
140
projects
funded
57
teachers
funded
228
donors
14
projects
for
basic supplies
15
projects for
technology
30
projects for
books
7
projects
for
art supplies
Florida Pitt-Waller ECE-8 School has received support from
121 individuals from Colorado and
107 individuals out-of-state.