Samuel Staples Elementary School in Easton, Connecticut on DonorsChoose

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About this school

Samuel Staples Elementary School is a rural public school in Easton, Connecticut that is part of Easton-Redding-Region 9 School Districts. It serves 606 students in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 12.1:1. Its teachers have had 32 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

Public School

Grades Pre-K - 5

606 Students

50 Teachers

515 Morehouse Rd

Easton, CT 06612 View local requests

http://www.samuelstaplesps.org

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Samuel Staples Elementary School Teachers on DonorsChoose

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Samuel Staples Elementary School Demographics

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

19%

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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