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It's the perfect size for me to join my students during our daily read alouds. The clicker makes my curriculum slides easy to click through while I walk around the room to help students. Thank you so much!","fullyFundedDate":1786972626614,"projectUrl":"project/learning-from-desks-to-on-the-rug/10350064/","projectTitle":"Learning From Desks to on the Rug","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Luna","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10517448_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1779836550971","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10517448"},{"teacherId":10341105,"projectId":10202232,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your incredible generosity in funding our school garden project. 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About this school
Wakonda Elementary School is
an urban public school
in Omaha, Nebraska that is part of Omaha Public Schools.
It serves 415 students
in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 12.2:1.
Its teachers have had 139 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
415 Students
34 Teachers
4845 Curtis AveContact info is sourced from our partners at MDR Education, and DonorsChoose updates our site ahead of each school year.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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Source: the National Center for Education Statistics
79%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Wakonda Elementary School Support on DonorsChoose
Last updated Sep 12, 2026
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Wakonda Elementary School
$63,400
raised using DonorsChoose
139
projects
funded
20
teachers
funded
90
donors
15
projects
for
basic supplies
17
projects for
technology
14
projects for
books
9
projects
for
art supplies
Wakonda Elementary School has received support from
51 individuals from Nebraska and
39 individuals out-of-state.