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Glenwood Avenue Elementary School

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Glenwood Avenue Elementary School is a suburban public school in Wildwood, New Jersey that is part of Wildwood City School District. It serves 378 students in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 9.0:1. Its teachers have had 31 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Public School

Title 1

Grades Pre-K - 5

378 Students

42 Teachers

2900 New York Ave

Wildwood, NJ 08260 View local requests

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Glenwood Avenue Elementary School Demographics

95%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

82%

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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Glenwood Avenue Elementary School

$19,055

raised using DonorsChoose

projects funded

teachers funded

130

donors

project for basic supplies

projects for technology

projects for books

Glenwood Avenue Elementary School has received support from 82 individuals from New Jersey and 48 individuals out-of-state.

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