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About this school
Shepherd Elementary School is
an urban public school
in Washington, District of Columbia that is part of DC Public Schools.
It serves 363 students
in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 14.5:1.
Its teachers have had 86 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
55%
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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Shepherd Elementary School
$50,250
raised using DonorsChoose
86
projects
funded
30
teachers
funded
301
donors
8
projects
for
basic supplies
10
projects for
technology
9
projects for
books
3
projects
for
art supplies
Shepherd Elementary School has received support from
160 individuals from District of Columbia and
141 individuals out-of-state.
