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About this school
Jackson Road Elementary School is
a suburban public school
in Silver Spring, Maryland that is part of Montgomery County Public Schools.
It serves 620 students
in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 11.1:1.
Its teachers have had 87 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
Supporting this school will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.
Public School
Title 1
Data about Title 1 status comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education.
Grades Pre-K - 5
620 Students
56 Teachers
900 Jackson RdContact info is sourced from our partners at MDR Education, and DonorsChoose updates our site ahead of each school year.
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88%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Jackson Road Elementary School
$49,457
raised using DonorsChoose
87
projects
funded
32
teachers
funded
303
donors
7
projects
for
basic supplies
4
projects for
technology
4
projects for
books
8
projects
for
art supplies
Jackson Road Elementary School has received support from
180 individuals from Maryland and
123 individuals out-of-state.