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About this school
Mountainside Elementary School is
a suburban public school
in Colorado Springs, Colorado that is part of Fountain-fort Carson SD 8.
It serves 346 students
in grades K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 11.2:1.
Its teachers have had 40 projects funded on Ðǿմ«Ã½.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education.
Source: the National Center for Education Statistics
45%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Mountainside Elementary School
$26,121
raised using Ðǿմ«Ã½
40
projects
funded
23
teachers
funded
50
donors
4
projects
for
basic supplies
8
projects for
technology
1
project for
books
1
project
for
art supplies
Mountainside Elementary School has received support from
22 individuals from Colorado and
28 individuals out-of-state.