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Public School
Title 1
Data about Title 1 status comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education.
Pre-K - 8 Grades Served
511 Students
32 Teachers
6940 S Merrill AveContact info is sourced from our partners at MDR Education, and DonorsChoose updates our site ahead of each school year.
Chicago, IL 60649
About this school
O'Keeffe School of Excellence is
an urban public school
in Chicago, Illinois that is part of Chicago Public School District 299.
It serves 511 students
in Pre-K - 8
with a student/teacher ratio of 16.0:1.
Its teachers have had 210 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more
Source: the National Center for Education Statistics
97%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
Data about school demographics comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. The numbers in this chart may not add up to 100% because of limitations in the available data.
O'Keeffe School of Excellence Support on DonorsChoose
Last updated May 21, 2025
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O'Keeffe School of Excellence
$130,209
raised using DonorsChoose
210
projects
funded
72
teachers
funded
836
donors
21
projects
for
basic supplies
48
projects for
technology
21
projects for
books
14
projects
for
art supplies
O'Keeffe School of Excellence has received support from
484 individuals from Illinois and
352 individuals out-of-state.
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