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Mount Tabor Middle School

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Mount Tabor Middle School is an urban public school in Portland, Oregon that is part of Portland Public Schools. It serves 466 students in grades 6 - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 14.6:1. Its teachers have had 16 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

Public School

Grades 6 - 8

466 Students

32 Teachers

5800 SE Ash St

Portland, OR 97215 View local requests

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

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Mount Tabor Middle School Demographics

19%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

12%

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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Mount Tabor Middle School

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Mount Tabor Middle School has received support from 50 individuals from Oregon and 6 individuals out-of-state.

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