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About this school
Esperanza Elementary School is
an urban public school
in Phoenix, Arizona that is part of Deer Valley Unified School District.
It serves 492 students
in grades Pre-K - 6 with a student/teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
Its teachers have had 160 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
61%
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 Dec 25, 2025
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Esperanza Elementary School
$94,137
raised using DonorsChoose
160
projects
funded
59
teachers
funded
478
donors
21
projects
for
basic supplies
12
projects for
technology
21
projects for
books
7
projects
for
art supplies
Esperanza Elementary School has received support from
310 individuals from Arizona and
168 individuals out-of-state.