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Moses Y Beach Elementary School is
a suburban public school
in Wallingford, Connecticut that is part of Wallingford Public School District.
It serves 326 students
in grades Pre-K - 2 with a student/teacher ratio of 10.9:1.
Its teachers have had 13 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
Public School
Grades Pre-K - 2
326 Students
30 Teachers
340 N Main StContact info is sourced from our partners at MDR Education, and DonorsChoose updates our site ahead of each school year.
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Moses Y Beach Elementary School
$8,331
raised using DonorsChoose
13
projects
funded
10
teachers
funded
67
donors
1
project for
technology
2
projects for
books
Moses Y Beach Elementary School has received support from
60 individuals from Connecticut and
7 individuals out-of-state.
