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About this school
W Reily Brown Elementary School is
an urban public school
in Dover, Delaware that is part of Caesar Rodney School District.
It serves 525 students
in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 16.4:1.
Its teachers have had 90 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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49%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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W Reily Brown Elementary School
$56,889
raised using DonorsChoose
90
projects
funded
47
teachers
funded
123
donors
14
projects
for
basic supplies
11
projects for
technology
11
projects for
books
1
project
for
art supplies
W Reily Brown Elementary School has received support from
74 individuals from Delaware and
49 individuals out-of-state.