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Arturo Salazar Elementary School is
an urban public school
in Dallas, Texas that is part of Dallas Independent School District.
It serves 400 students
in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 10.3:1.
Its teachers have had 203 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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98%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Arturo Salazar Elementary School
$72,683
raised using DonorsChoose
203
projects
funded
49
teachers
funded
305
donors
25
projects
for
basic supplies
43
projects for
technology
16
projects for
books
10
projects
for
art supplies
Arturo Salazar Elementary School has received support from
202 individuals from Texas and
103 individuals out-of-state.