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Thurgood Marshall Elementary School

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Thurgood Marshall Elementary School is an urban public school in Seattle, Washington that is part of District One - Seattle Public Schools. It serves 501 students in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 15.7:1. Its teachers have had 172 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Grades Pre-K - 5

501 Students

32 Teachers

2401 S Irving St

Seattle, WA 98144 View local requests

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Thurgood Marshall Elementary School Demographics

44%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

51%

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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Thurgood Marshall Elementary School

$112,403

raised using DonorsChoose

172

projects funded

teachers funded

1,850

donors

project for basic supplies

projects for technology

projects for books

projects for art supplies

Thurgood Marshall Elementary School has received support from 1,530 individuals from Washington and 320 individuals out-of-state.

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