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Little Mountain Elementary School

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Little Mountain Elementary School is an urban public school in Mount Vernon, Washington that is part of Mount Vernon School District 320. It serves 385 students in grades 1 - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 9.4:1. Its teachers have had 76 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Title 1

Grades 1 - 5

385 Students

41 Teachers

1514 S Laventure Rd

Mount Vernon, WA 98274 View local requests

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Little Mountain Elementary School Demographics

84%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

62%

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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Little Mountain Elementary School

$34,510

raised using DonorsChoose

projects funded

teachers funded

328

donors

projects for basic supplies

projects for technology

projects for books

projects for art supplies

Little Mountain Elementary School has received support from 257 individuals from Washington and 71 individuals out-of-state.

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