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About this school
Cactus View Elementary School is
an urban public school
in Phoenix, Arizona that is part of Paradise Valley Unified School District.
It serves 527 students
in grades Pre-K - 6 with a student/teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
Its teachers have had 132 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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Source: the National Center for Education Statistics
60%
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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Last updated Mar 14, 2026
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Cactus View Elementary School
$92,692
raised using DonorsChoose
132
projects
funded
54
teachers
funded
327
donors
13
projects
for
basic supplies
6
projects for
technology
27
projects for
books
11
projects
for
art supplies
Cactus View Elementary School has received support from
236 individuals from Arizona and
91 individuals out-of-state.
