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About this school
Hawthorne Elementary School is
an urban public school
in Missoula, Montana that is part of Missoula County Public School District 1.
It serves 376 students
in grades K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
Its teachers have had 57 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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15%
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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Hawthorne Elementary School
$27,259
raised using DonorsChoose
57
projects
funded
42
teachers
funded
101
donors
3
projects
for
basic supplies
5
projects for
technology
7
projects for
books
4
projects
for
art supplies
Hawthorne Elementary School has received support from
66 individuals from Montana and
35 individuals out-of-state.