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W.L. Morse Elementary School

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W.L. Morse Elementary School is a suburban public school in Sleepy Hollow, New York that is part of Tarrytown Union Free School District. It serves 404 students in grades 1 - 2 with a student/teacher ratio of 12.2:1. Its teachers have had 37 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Title 1

Grades 1 - 2

404 Students

33 Teachers

30 Pocantico St

Sleepy Hollow, NY 10591 View local requests

https://wm.tufsd.org/

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W.L. Morse Elementary School Demographics

60%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

60%

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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W.L. Morse Elementary School

$19,923

raised using DonorsChoose

projects funded

teachers funded

140

donors

projects for basic supplies

project for technology

projects for books

projects for art supplies

W.L. Morse Elementary School has received support from 111 individuals from New York and 29 individuals out-of-state.

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