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About this school
Olene Walker Elementary School is
a suburban public school
in Salt Lake City, Utah that is part of Granite School District.
It serves 453 students
in grades Pre-K - 5.
Its teachers have had 102 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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57%
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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Olene Walker Elementary School
$58,972
raised using DonorsChoose
102
projects
funded
47
teachers
funded
222
donors
3
projects
for
basic supplies
6
projects for
technology
17
projects for
books
2
projects
for
art supplies
Olene Walker Elementary School has received support from
121 individuals from Utah and
101 individuals out-of-state.
