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Lent Elementary School

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Lent Elementary School is an urban public school in Portland, Oregon that is part of Portland Public Schools. It serves 256 students in grades K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 7.5:1. Its teachers have had 60 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Public School

Title 1

Grades K - 5

256 Students

34 Teachers

5105 SE 97th Ave

Portland, OR 97266 View local requests

http://www.pps.net/schools/lent

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Lent Elementary School Demographics

65%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

65%

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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Lent Elementary School

$46,395

raised using DonorsChoose

projects funded

teachers funded

397

donors

projects for basic supplies

project for technology

projects for books

project for art supplies

Lent Elementary School has received support from 252 individuals from Oregon and 145 individuals out-of-state.

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Lent Elementary School

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