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About this school
Trowbridge Street School of Great Lakes Studies is
an urban public school
in Milwaukee, Wisconsin that is part of Milwaukee Public Schools.
It serves 225 students
in grades Pre-K - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 22.5:1.
Its teachers have had 423 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
225 Students
10 Teachers
1943 E Trowbridge StContact info is sourced from our partners at MDR Education, and DonorsChoose updates our site ahead of each school year.
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Trowbridge Street School of Great Lakes Studies Demographics
95%
of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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Source: the National Center for Education Statistics
70%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Trowbridge Street School of Great Lakes Studies
$224,228
raised using DonorsChoose
423
projects
funded
29
teachers
funded
579
donors
66
projects
for
basic supplies
59
projects for
technology
54
projects for
books
32
projects
for
art supplies
Trowbridge Street School of Great Lakes Studies has received support from
311 individuals from Wisconsin and
268 individuals out-of-state.