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Katherine G. Johnson Elementary School

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Katherine G. Johnson Elementary School is an urban public school in Newport News, Virginia that is part of Newport News Public Schools. It serves 554 students in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 16.3:1. Its teachers have had 90 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Title 1

Grades Pre-K - 5

554 Students

34 Teachers

17346 Warwick Blvd

Newport News, VA 23603 View local requests

http://leehall.nn.k12.va.us/

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Katherine G. Johnson Elementary School Demographics

95%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

76%

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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Katherine G. Johnson Elementary School

$35,317

raised using DonorsChoose

projects funded

teachers funded

274

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projects for basic supplies

projects for technology

projects for books

projects for art supplies

Katherine G. Johnson Elementary School has received support from 194 individuals from Virginia and 80 individuals out-of-state.

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