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About this school
Ruggles Elementary Steam School is
an urban public school
in Chicago, Illinois that is part of Chicago Public School District 299.
It serves 311 students
in grades Pre-K - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
Its teachers have had 61 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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99%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Ruggles Elementary Steam School
$38,207
raised using DonorsChoose
61
projects
funded
23
teachers
funded
270
donors
3
projects
for
basic supplies
6
projects for
technology
9
projects for
books
2
projects
for
art supplies
Ruggles Elementary Steam School has received support from
141 individuals from Illinois and
129 individuals out-of-state.
