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About this school
James Sales Elementary School is
a suburban public school
in Tacoma, Washington that is part of Franklin Pierce School District 402.
It serves 387 students
in grades 1 - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
Its teachers have had 22 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
48%
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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James Sales Elementary School
$13,757
raised using Ðǿմ«Ã½
22
projects
funded
14
teachers
funded
125
donors
10
projects for
books
1
project
for
art supplies
James Sales Elementary School has received support from
91 individuals from Washington and
34 individuals out-of-state.