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Dennis Chavez Elementary School

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Dennis Chavez Elementary School is an urban public school in Albuquerque, New Mexico that is part of Albuquerque Public Schools. It serves 584 students in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 14.6:1. Its teachers have had 77 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Grades Pre-K - 5

584 Students

40 Teachers

7500 Barstow St NE

Albuquerque, NM 87109 View local requests

https://dennischavez.aps.edu/

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Dennis Chavez Elementary School Demographics

52%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

50%

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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Dennis Chavez Elementary School

$30,933

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projects funded

teachers funded

175

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projects for basic supplies

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Dennis Chavez Elementary School has received support from 126 individuals from New Mexico and 49 individuals out-of-state.

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