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Alicia Sanchez Elementary School

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Alicia Sanchez Elementary School is a suburban public school in Lafayette, Colorado that is part of Boulder Valley Sch Dist Re-2. It serves 321 students in grades K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 9.7:1. Its teachers have had 80 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Public School

Title 1

Grades K - 5

321 Students

33 Teachers

655 Sir Galahad Dr

Lafayette, CO 80026 View local requests

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Alicia Sanchez Elementary School Demographics

65%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

70%

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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Alicia Sanchez Elementary School

$58,496

raised using DonorsChoose

projects funded

teachers funded

326

donors

projects for basic supplies

projects for technology

projects for books

projects for art supplies

Alicia Sanchez Elementary School has received support from 225 individuals from Colorado and 101 individuals out-of-state.

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