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About this school
Echo Mountain Intermediate School is
an urban public school
in Phoenix, Arizona that is part of Paradise Valley Unified School District.
It serves 344 students
in grades 4 - 6 with a student/teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
Its teachers have had 126 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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77%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Echo Mountain Intermediate School
$55,526
raised using DonorsChoose
126
projects
funded
29
teachers
funded
198
donors
9
projects
for
basic supplies
15
projects for
technology
16
projects for
books
29
projects
for
art supplies
Echo Mountain Intermediate School has received support from
138 individuals from Arizona and
60 individuals out-of-state.
