Lester Crawl Primary Center in Lansing, Illinois on DonorsChoose

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About this school

Lester Crawl Primary Center is a suburban public school in Lansing, Illinois that is part of Lansing School District 158. It serves 104 students in grades Pre-K - K with a student/teacher ratio of 13.0:1. Its teachers have had 5 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

Equity Focus School

Support towards this school will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Public School

Title 1

Grades Pre-K - K

104 Students

8 Teachers

18300 Greenbay Ave

Lansing, IL 60438 View local requests

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Ms. Vero, a DonorsChoose teacher for 9 years.

Kindergarten teacher at PS81 - Robert J. Christen School in Bronx, NY

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Lester Crawl Primary Center Demographics

95%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

90%

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

Schools in districts that mainly serve students of color receive substantially less state and local support than similar districts that serve primarily White students. Learn more about this gap, why it exists, and how you can help close it.

Lester Crawl Primary Center Support on DonorsChoose Last updated Dec 5, 2025

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