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About this school
Thurgood Marshall Elementary School is
a suburban public school
in Morrow, Georgia that is part of Clayton County Public Schools.
It serves 754 students
in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
Its teachers have had 198 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
Supporting this school will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.
Public School
Title 1
Data about Title 1 status comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education.
Grades Pre-K - 5
754 Students
57 Teachers
5885 Maddox RdContact info is sourced from our partners at MDR Education, and DonorsChoose updates our site ahead of each school year.
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93%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Thurgood Marshall Elementary School
$73,966
raised using DonorsChoose
198
projects
funded
35
teachers
funded
226
donors
8
projects
for
basic supplies
25
projects for
technology
12
projects for
books
8
projects
for
art supplies
Thurgood Marshall Elementary School has received support from
102 individuals from Georgia and
124 individuals out-of-state.