Meadow Hill Middle School in Missoula, Montana on DonorsChoose

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Meadow Hill Middle School is an urban public school in Missoula, Montana that is part of Missoula County Public School District 1. It serves 405 students in grades 6 - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 13.5:1. Its teachers have had 33 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

Public School

Grades 6 - 8

405 Students

30 Teachers

4210 S Reserve St

Missoula, MT 59803 View local requests

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Meadow Hill Middle School Demographics

42%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

14%

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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