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About this school
Baker Ripley Charter Elemetary is
an urban public school
in Houston, Texas that is part of Texas Department of Education.
It serves 402 students
in grades Pre-K - 5.
Its teachers have had 32 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
Supporting this school will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.
Public School
Title 1
Data about Title 1 status comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education.
Grades Pre-K - 5
402 Students
# of teachers unavailable
6500 Rookin St Bldg AContact info is sourced from our partners at MDR Education, and DonorsChoose updates our site ahead of each school year.
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Baker Ripley Charter Elemetary
$12,974
raised using DonorsChoose
32
projects
funded
17
teachers
funded
183
donors
2
projects for
technology
2
projects for
books
1
project
for
art supplies
Baker Ripley Charter Elemetary has received support from
63 individuals from Texas and
120 individuals out-of-state.