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Maplewood - Richmond Heights Elementary School

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Maplewood - Richmond Heights Elementary School is a suburban public school in Richmond Hts., Missouri that is part of Maplewood-richmond Heights SD. It serves 437 students in grades 3 - 6 with a student/teacher ratio of 13.7:1. Its teachers have had 25 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Title 1

Grades 3 - 6

437 Students

32 Teachers

7314 Glades Ave

Richmond Hts., MO 63117 View local requests

http://www.mrhsd.org

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Maplewood - Richmond Heights Elementary School Demographics

31%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

22%

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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Maplewood - Richmond Heights Elementary School

$13,414

raised using DonorsChoose

projects funded

teachers funded

109

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project for basic supplies

projects for technology

projects for books

Maplewood - Richmond Heights Elementary School has received support from 76 individuals from Missouri and 33 individuals out-of-state.

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