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Many students thanked me throughout the day and proudly showed their families our new reading space. Your kindness has made a meaningful difference in our classroom, and we are so grateful for your support of our young readers.","fullyFundedDate":1776640339244,"projectUrl":"project/1st-grade-reading-corner/10093224/","projectTitle":"1st grade Reading Corner","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Hernandez","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10432572_orig.jpg?crop=2217,2217,x0,y339&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1778104993101","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10432572"},{"teacherId":7277198,"projectId":10276975,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for donating to our \"Classroom Printer\" project. This printer will be such a wonderful asset in our classroom this fall. I was not able to get it set up before the end of our school year this year. But it will be in full use in August. This printer will allow me to print extra work of work that is needed in a hurry or documents that needs color to be printed while at school. My class did get to help me open the box this year and write thank you letters for our printer before our year ended. They love surprises and was thrilled to be the ones who got to open the box. Thank you again for helping support this classroom need. Your kindness does not go unnoticed!","fullyFundedDate":1778372188786,"projectUrl":"project/classroom-printer/10276975/","projectTitle":"Classroom Printer","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Hodge","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7277198_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1778788574627","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/jessica-hodge"},{"teacherId":8509755,"projectId":10223994,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your contribution to make this project happen for my students. 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Hopefully we will have our replacement station by next week, if not it will be ready for next years students! Again, I just want to express my gratitude to you for making this project successful.","fullyFundedDate":1778060845441,"projectUrl":"project/laptop-charging-station/10181141/","projectTitle":"Laptop Charging Station","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Hodge","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7277198_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1778788574627","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/jessica-hodge"},{"teacherId":10178208,"projectId":10058529,"letterContent":"Thanks to your generosity, our reading classroom has been transformed in such a meaningful way. The new printer has allowed me to consistently provide high-quality reading materials without the stress of running out of ink. 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About this school
Wildwood Elementary School is
an urban public school
in Wildwood, Florida that is part of Sumter County School District.
It serves 666 students
in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
Its teachers have had 97 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
Supporting this school will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.
Public School
Title 1
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Grades Pre-K - 5
666 Students
53 Teachers
300 Huey StContact info is sourced from our partners at MDR Education, and DonorsChoose updates our site ahead of each school year.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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55%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Wildwood Elementary School Support on DonorsChoose
Last updated Jul 12, 2026
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Wildwood Elementary School
$42,721
raised using DonorsChoose
97
projects
funded
33
teachers
funded
219
donors
8
projects
for
basic supplies
30
projects for
technology
9
projects for
books
3
projects
for
art supplies
Wildwood Elementary School has received support from
150 individuals from Florida and
69 individuals out-of-state.