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About this school
Oliver Wendell Holmes School is
an urban public school
in Milwaukee, Wisconsin that is part of Milwaukee Public Schools.
It serves 296 students
in grades Pre-K - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 19.7:1.
Its teachers have had 99 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
Supporting this school will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.
Public School
Title 1
Data about Title 1 status comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education.
Grades Pre-K - 8
296 Students
15 Teachers
2463 N Buffum StContact info is sourced from our partners at MDR Education, and DonorsChoose updates our site ahead of each school year.
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95%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Oliver Wendell Holmes School
$43,558
raised using DonorsChoose
99
projects
funded
17
teachers
funded
203
donors
6
projects
for
basic supplies
4
projects for
technology
39
projects for
books
4
projects
for
art supplies
Oliver Wendell Holmes School has received support from
153 individuals from Wisconsin and
50 individuals out-of-state.