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Western Heights Middle School

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Western Heights Middle School is an urban public school in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma that is part of Western Heights School District I - 41. It serves 389 students in grades 7 - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 12.5:1. Its teachers have had 91 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Public School

Title 1

Grades 7 - 8

389 Students

31 Teachers

8435 SW 44th St

Oklahoma City, OK 73179 View local requests

http://www.westernheights.k12.ok.us

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Western Heights Middle School Demographics

91%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

73%

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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Western Heights Middle School

$47,897

raised using DonorsChoose

projects funded

teachers funded

192

donors

projects for basic supplies

projects for technology

projects for books

projects for art supplies

Western Heights Middle School has received support from 114 individuals from Oklahoma and 78 individuals out-of-state.

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