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Pine Villa Elementary School

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About this school

Pine Villa Elementary School is a suburban public school in Miami, Florida that is part of Miami-Dade County Public Schools. It serves 219 students in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 10.4:1. Its teachers have had 54 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Public School

Title 1

Grades Pre-K - 5

219 Students

21 Teachers

21799 SW 117th Ct

Miami, FL 33170 View local requests

http://pinevilla.dadeschools.net/

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Pine Villa Elementary School Demographics

82%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

98%

of students are Black, Latino, Native American, or Asian

Schools in districts that mainly serve students of color receive substantially less state and local support than similar districts that serve primarily White students. Learn more about this gap, why it exists, and how you can help close it.

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Pine Villa Elementary School

$31,482

raised using DonorsChoose

projects funded

teachers funded

238

donors

projects for basic supplies

projects for technology

projects for books

projects for art supplies

Pine Villa Elementary School has received support from 176 individuals from Florida and 62 individuals out-of-state.

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Pine Villa Elementary School

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