Christa McAuliffe STEM Academy in Greeley, Colorado on DonorsChoose

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About this school

Christa McAuliffe STEM Academy is an urban public school in Greeley, Colorado that is part of Greeley-Evans Weld County School District 6. It serves 932 students in grades K - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 25.9:1. Its teachers have had 42 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

Equity Focus School

Support towards this school will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Public School

Grades K - 8

932 Students

36 Teachers

600 51st Ave

Greeley, CO 80634 View local requests

http://mcauliffe.greeleyschools.org

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Ms. Vero, a DonorsChoose teacher for 9 years.

Kindergarten teacher at PS81 - Robert J. Christen School in Bronx, NY

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Christa McAuliffe STEM Academy Demographics

56%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

51%

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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