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Grant Elementary School

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Grant Elementary School is a suburban public school in Melrose Park, Illinois that is part of Bellwood School District 88. It serves 313 students in grades 1 - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 10.4:1. Its teachers have had 101 projects funded on �ǿմ�ý.

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Public School

Title 1

Grades 1 - 5

313 Students

30 Teachers

1300 N 34th Ave

Melrose Park, IL 60160 View local requests

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Grant Elementary School Demographics

95%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

95%

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

Schools in districts that mainly serve students of color receive substantially less state and local support than similar districts that serve primarily White students. Learn more about this gap, why it exists, and how you can help close it.

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