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Santa Gertrudis Elementary Middle School

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Santa Gertrudis Elementary Middle School is a rural public school in Kingsville, Texas that is part of Santa Gertrudis Independent School District. It serves 426 students in grades Pre-K - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 16.4:1. Its teachers have had 66 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Title 1

Grades Pre-K - 8

426 Students

26 Teachers

803 Santa Rosa

Kingsville, TX 78364 View local requests

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Santa Gertrudis Elementary Middle School Demographics

34%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

79%

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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Santa Gertrudis Elementary Middle School

$42,327

raised using DonorsChoose

projects funded

teachers funded

224

donors

projects for basic supplies

projects for technology

project for books

projects for art supplies

Santa Gertrudis Elementary Middle School has received support from 196 individuals from Texas and 28 individuals out-of-state.

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