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About this school
North Windham Elementary School is
a rural public school
in N Windham, Connecticut that is part of Windham Public Schools.
It serves 445 students
in grades K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 10.3:1.
Its teachers have had 27 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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79%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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North Windham Elementary School
$16,835
raised using DonorsChoose
27
projects
funded
16
teachers
funded
122
donors
3
projects
for
basic supplies
2
projects for
technology
2
projects for
books
4
projects
for
art supplies
North Windham Elementary School has received support from
78 individuals from Connecticut and
44 individuals out-of-state.
