Washington Middle School in El Dorado, Arkansas on �ǿմ�ý

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Washington Middle School

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Washington Middle School is a town public school in El Dorado, Arkansas that is part of El Dorado School District. It serves 581 students in grades 5 - 6 with a student/teacher ratio of 11.4:1. Its teachers have had 9 projects funded on �ǿմ�ý.

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Title 1

Grades 5 - 6

581 Students

51 Teachers

601 Martin Luther King Ave

El Dorado, AR 71730 View local requests

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Washington Middle School Demographics

69%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

54%

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

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