Whitesburg Elementary School in Huntsville, Alabama on �ǿմ�ý

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Whitesburg Elementary School

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Whitesburg Elementary School is an urban public school in Huntsville, Alabama that is part of Huntsville City School District. It serves 357 students in grades K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 6.0:1. Its teachers have had 11 projects funded on �ǿմ�ý.

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Title 1

Grades K - 5

357 Students

60 Teachers

107 Sanders Rd SW

Huntsville, AL 35802 View local requests

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Whitesburg Elementary School Demographics

95%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

60%

of students are Black, Latino, Native American, or Asian

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