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About this school
Crawford Elementary School is
an urban public school
in Aurora, Colorado that is part of Aurora Public School District.
It serves 567 students
in grades K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 17.7:1.
Its teachers have had 253 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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91%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Crawford Elementary School
$116,789
raised using DonorsChoose
253
projects
funded
45
teachers
funded
481
donors
14
projects
for
basic supplies
16
projects for
technology
18
projects for
books
25
projects
for
art supplies
Crawford Elementary School has received support from
185 individuals from Colorado and
296 individuals out-of-state.