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Maplewood Elementary School

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Maplewood Elementary School is an urban public school in Austin, Texas that is part of Austin Independent School District. It serves 408 students in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 10.7:1. Its teachers have had 57 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

Public School

Grades Pre-K - 5

408 Students

38 Teachers

3808 Maplewood Ave

Austin, TX 78722 View local requests

https://www.austinisd.org/schools/maplewood

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Maplewood Elementary School Demographics

30%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

41%

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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Maplewood Elementary School

$20,962

raised using DonorsChoose

projects funded

teachers funded

176

donors

project for basic supplies

projects for technology

projects for books

Maplewood Elementary School has received support from 131 individuals from Texas and 45 individuals out-of-state.

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Maplewood Elementary School

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