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About this school
New River Middle School is
an urban public school
in Fort Lauderdale, Florida that is part of Broward County Public Schools.
It serves 1,566 students
in grades 6 - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 18.2:1.
Its teachers have had 325 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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81%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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New River Middle School
$160,556
raised using DonorsChoose
325
projects
funded
52
teachers
funded
290
donors
67
projects
for
basic supplies
67
projects for
technology
14
projects for
books
28
projects
for
art supplies
New River Middle School has received support from
197 individuals from Florida and
93 individuals out-of-state.