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About this school
Davenport Ridge Elementary School is
an urban public school
in Stamford, Connecticut that is part of Stamford Public Schools.
It serves 673 students
in grades K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
Its teachers have had 182 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
54%
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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Davenport Ridge Elementary School
$100,341
raised using DonorsChoose
182
projects
funded
55
teachers
funded
747
donors
17
projects
for
basic supplies
8
projects for
technology
22
projects for
books
6
projects
for
art supplies
Davenport Ridge Elementary School has received support from
550 individuals from Connecticut and
197 individuals out-of-state.