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Lowell P Goodrich Elementary School is
an urban public school
in Milwaukee, Wisconsin that is part of Milwaukee Public Schools.
It serves 287 students
in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 23.9:1.
Its teachers have had 776 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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86%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
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Lowell P Goodrich Elementary School
$330,349
raised using DonorsChoose
776
projects
funded
58
teachers
funded
1,070
donors
92
projects
for
basic supplies
79
projects for
technology
123
projects for
books
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projects
for
art supplies
Lowell P Goodrich Elementary School has received support from
723 individuals from Wisconsin and
347 individuals out-of-state.