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About this school
Silver Hills Middle School is
a suburban public school
in Westminster, Colorado that is part of Adams 12 Five Star Schools.
It serves 965 students
in grades 6 - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 16.9:1.
Its teachers have had 110 projects funded on Ðǿմ«Ã½.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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Source: the National Center for Education Statistics
69%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Silver Hills Middle School
$78,170
raised using Ðǿմ«Ã½
110
projects
funded
63
teachers
funded
88
donors
15
projects
for
basic supplies
18
projects for
technology
17
projects for
books
8
projects
for
art supplies
Silver Hills Middle School has received support from
66 individuals from Colorado and
22 individuals out-of-state.