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About this school
Westwood Heights Elementary School is
an urban public school
in Fort Lauderdale, Florida that is part of Broward County Public Schools.
It serves 451 students
in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 11.0:1.
Its teachers have had 121 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
96%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Westwood Heights Elementary School
$68,184
raised using DonorsChoose
121
projects
funded
37
teachers
funded
350
donors
3
projects
for
basic supplies
18
projects for
technology
6
projects for
books
2
projects
for
art supplies
Westwood Heights Elementary School has received support from
201 individuals from Florida and
149 individuals out-of-state.
