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Jenks West Intermediate School

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Jenks West Intermediate School is a suburban public school in Jenks, Oklahoma that is part of Jenks Public Schools. It serves 1,075 students in grades 5 - 6 with a student/teacher ratio of 20.3:1. Its teachers have had 62 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Title 1

Grades 5 - 6

1,075 Students

53 Teachers

909 N Adams

Jenks, OK 74037 View local requests

https://www.jenksps.org/o/west-intermediate

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Jenks West Intermediate School Demographics

58%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

54%

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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Jenks West Intermediate School has received support from 43 individuals from Oklahoma and 10 individuals out-of-state.

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