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Estes Elementary School

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Estes Elementary School is a town public school in Marana, Arizona that is part of Marana Unified School District 6. It serves 578 students in grades Pre-K - 6. Its teachers have had 91 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Public School

Title 1

Grades Pre-K - 6

578 Students

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11280 W Grier Rd

Marana, AZ 85653 View local requests

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Estes Elementary School Demographics

39%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

53%

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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Estes Elementary School

$60,915

raised using DonorsChoose

projects funded

teachers funded

156

donors

projects for basic supplies

projects for technology

projects for books

projects for art supplies

Estes Elementary School has received support from 116 individuals from Arizona and 40 individuals out-of-state.

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Estes Elementary School

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