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Poe Middle School

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Poe Middle School is a suburban public school in Annandale, Virginia that is part of Fairfax County Public Schools. It serves 879 students in grades 6 - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 10.6:1. Its teachers have had 53 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Public School

Title 1

Grades 6 - 8

879 Students

83 Teachers

7000 Cindy Ln

Annandale, VA 22003 View local requests

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Poe Middle School Demographics

77%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

84%

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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Poe Middle School

$24,571

raised using DonorsChoose

projects funded

teachers funded

241

donors

project for basic supplies

projects for technology

projects for books

Poe Middle School has received support from 162 individuals from Virginia and 79 individuals out-of-state.

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