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About this school
Desert Star Academy - Middle School is
a suburban public school
in Fort Mohave, Arizona that is part of Arizona Department of Education.
It serves 502 students
in grades K - 8.
Its teachers have had 134 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
Public School
Title 1
Data about Title 1 status comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education.
Grades K - 8
502 Students
# of teachers unavailable
5744 S Highway 95 Contact info is sourced from our partners at MDR Education, and DonorsChoose updates our site ahead of each school year.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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28%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
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Desert Star Academy - Middle School
$135,498
raised using DonorsChoose
134
projects
funded
56
teachers
funded
222
donors
16
projects
for
basic supplies
22
projects for
technology
16
projects for
books
8
projects
for
art supplies
Desert Star Academy - Middle School has received support from
93 individuals from Arizona and
129 individuals out-of-state.
