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About this school
Frye Elementary School is
an urban public school
in Chandler, Arizona that is part of Chandler Unified School District #80.
It serves 537 students
in grades Pre-K - 6 with a student/teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
Its teachers have had 197 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
86%
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 5, 2025
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Frye Elementary School
$118,551
raised using DonorsChoose
197
projects
funded
50
teachers
funded
327
donors
24
projects
for
basic supplies
12
projects for
technology
41
projects for
books
9
projects
for
art supplies
Frye Elementary School has received support from
232 individuals from Arizona and
95 individuals out-of-state.