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About this school
River Ridge Middle School is
a rural public school
in Patch Grove, Wisconsin that is part of River Ridge School District.
It serves 141 students
in grades 5 - 8.
Its teachers have had 13 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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3%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
Data about school demographics comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. The numbers in this chart may not add up to 100% because of limitations in the available data.
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River Ridge Middle School
$4,802
raised using DonorsChoose
13
projects
funded
2
teachers
funded
16
donors
1
project
for
basic supplies
8
projects for
books
River Ridge Middle School has received support from
11 individuals from Wisconsin and
5 individuals out-of-state.
