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About this school
Lea Hill Elementary School is
an urban public school
in Auburn, Washington that is part of Auburn School District 408.
It serves 593 students
in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 19.1:1.
Its teachers have had 91 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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62%
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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Lea Hill Elementary School
$41,811
raised using DonorsChoose
91
projects
funded
33
teachers
funded
303
donors
6
projects
for
basic supplies
3
projects for
technology
12
projects for
books
6
projects
for
art supplies
Lea Hill Elementary School has received support from
256 individuals from Washington and
47 individuals out-of-state.
