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Marvin Camras Elementary School

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Marvin Camras Elementary School is an urban public school in Chicago, Illinois that is part of Chicago Public School District 299. It serves 718 students in grades Pre-K - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 13.3:1. Its teachers have had 90 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Title 1

Grades Pre-K - 8

718 Students

54 Teachers

3000 N Mango Ave

Chicago, IL 60634 View local requests

http://camras.cps.edu/

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Marvin Camras Elementary School Demographics

87%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

93%

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

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Marvin Camras Elementary School

$53,090

raised using DonorsChoose

projects funded

teachers funded

414

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projects for basic supplies

projects for technology

projects for books

projects for art supplies

Marvin Camras Elementary School has received support from 310 individuals from Illinois and 104 individuals out-of-state.

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