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  • Prairie Ridge Elementary School
  • Kalamazoo, MI
  • More than half of students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

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The enthusiastic kindergarteners that come to school every day are excited to learn. Our school is in an urban district with a very high poverty rate. The students are very successful with visuals and this carpet would be a constant reminder of numbers and the alphabet The students deserve a classroom environment that is warm, inviting, and colorful.

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The enthusiastic kindergarteners that come to school every day are excited to learn. Our school is in an urban district with a very high poverty rate. The students are very successful with visuals and this carpet would be a constant reminder of numbers and the alphabet The students deserve a classroom environment that is warm, inviting, and colorful.

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