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About this school
Archuleta Elementary School is
an urban public school
in Denver, Colorado that is part of Denver Public School District 1.
It serves 515 students
in grades 1 - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 16.6:1.
Its teachers have had 168 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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88%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Archuleta Elementary School
$84,338
raised using DonorsChoose
168
projects
funded
35
teachers
funded
250
donors
23
projects
for
basic supplies
38
projects for
technology
22
projects for
books
11
projects
for
art supplies
Archuleta Elementary School has received support from
168 individuals from Colorado and
82 individuals out-of-state.