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Samuel Brown Elementary School

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Samuel Brown Elementary School is a suburban public school in Peabody, Massachusetts that is part of Peabody Public School District. It serves 369 students in grades K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 12.7:1. Its teachers have had 13 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Title 1

Grades K - 5

369 Students

29 Teachers

150 Lynn St

Peabody, MA 01960 View local requests

http://peabody.k12.ma.us

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Samuel Brown Elementary School Demographics

70%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

30%

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.

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Samuel Brown Elementary School

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Samuel Brown Elementary School has received support from 29 individuals from Massachusetts and 3 individuals out-of-state.

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