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About this school
Walter Abney Elementary School is
an urban public school
in Slidell, Louisiana that is part of St Tammany Parish School District.
It serves 939 students
in grades 1 - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 19.2:1.
Its teachers have had 371 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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Source: the National Center for Education Statistics
73%
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.
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Walter Abney Elementary School
$155,562
raised using DonorsChoose
371
projects
funded
66
teachers
funded
664
donors
65
projects
for
basic supplies
35
projects for
technology
20
projects for
books
20
projects
for
art supplies
Walter Abney Elementary School has received support from
192 individuals from Louisiana and
472 individuals out-of-state.