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About this school
Daniel Elementary School is
a suburban public school
in Duncanville, Texas that is part of Duncanville Independent School District.
It serves 454 students
in grades K - 6 with a student/teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
Its teachers have had 348 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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93%
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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Daniel Elementary School
$98,849
raised using DonorsChoose
348
projects
funded
31
teachers
funded
941
donors
68
projects
for
basic supplies
112
projects for
technology
28
projects for
books
11
projects
for
art supplies
Daniel Elementary School has received support from
211 individuals from Texas and
730 individuals out-of-state.