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Public School
Title 1
Data about Title 1 status comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education.
Pre-K - 8 Grades Served
364 Students
27 Teachers
1059 W 13th StContact info is sourced from our partners at MDR Education, and Ðǿմ«Ã½ updates our site ahead of each school year.
Chicago, IL 60608
About this school
John M Smyth Magnet School is
an urban public school
in Chicago, Illinois that is part of Chicago Public School District 299.
It serves 364 students
in Pre-K - 8
with a student/teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
Its teachers have had 199 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
98%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
Data about school demographics comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. The numbers in this chart may not add up to 100% because of limitations in the available data.
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John M Smyth Magnet School
$85,861
raised using Ðǿմ«Ã½
199
projects
funded
51
teachers
funded
418
donors
16
projects
for
basic supplies
29
projects for
technology
34
projects for
books
5
projects
for
art supplies
John M Smyth Magnet School has received support from
307 individuals from Illinois and
111 individuals out-of-state.
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