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About this school
Vanderpoel Magnet Elementary School is
an urban public school
in Chicago, Illinois that is part of Chicago Public School District 299.
It serves 237 students
in grades K - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
Its teachers have had 23 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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97%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Vanderpoel Magnet Elementary School
$15,179
raised using DonorsChoose
23
projects
funded
13
teachers
funded
57
donors
1
project for
technology
6
projects for
books
Vanderpoel Magnet Elementary School has received support from
46 individuals from Illinois and
11 individuals out-of-state.
