Francis Grandinetti Elementary School in Ridgway, Pennsylvania on �ǿմ�ý

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Francis Grandinetti Elementary School is a rural public school in Ridgway, Pennsylvania that is part of Ridgway Area School District. It serves 359 students in grades K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 13.8:1. Its teachers have had 16 projects funded on �ǿմ�ý.

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Public School

Title 1

Grades K - 5

359 Students

26 Teachers

62 School Dr

Ridgway, PA 15853 View local requests

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Francis Grandinetti Elementary School Demographics

62%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

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

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