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About this school
Edison Elementary School is
an urban public school
in Mesa, Arizona that is part of Mesa Public Schools.
It serves 550 students
in grades Pre-K - 6 with a student/teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
Its teachers have had 538 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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Source: the National Center for Education Statistics
75%
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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Last updated Apr 26, 2026
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Edison Elementary School
$365,768
raised using DonorsChoose
538
projects
funded
54
teachers
funded
409
donors
72
projects
for
basic supplies
69
projects for
technology
127
projects for
books
29
projects
for
art supplies
Edison Elementary School has received support from
290 individuals from Arizona and
119 individuals out-of-state.