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About this school
Douglass K-8 Optional School is
an urban public school
in Memphis, Tennessee that is part of Memphis-Shelby County Schools.
It serves 474 students
in grades Pre-K - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 11.8:1.
Its teachers have had 51 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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97%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
Data about school demographics comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. The numbers in this chart may not add up to 100% because of limitations in the available data.
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Last updated Apr 9, 2026
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Douglass K-8 Optional School
$35,904
raised using DonorsChoose
51
projects
funded
26
teachers
funded
288
donors
3
projects
for
basic supplies
9
projects for
technology
5
projects for
books
Douglass K-8 Optional School has received support from
227 individuals from Tennessee and
61 individuals out-of-state.
