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Gallego Primary Magnet School

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Gallego Primary Magnet School is an urban public school in Tucson, Arizona that is part of Sunnyside Unified School District 12. It serves 526 students in grades K - 3 with a student/teacher ratio of 21.0:1. Its teachers have had 49 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Title 1

Grades K - 3

526 Students

25 Teachers

6200 S Hemisphere Pl

Tucson, AZ 85706 View local requests

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Gallego Primary Magnet School Demographics

52%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

94%

of students are Black, Latino, Native American, or Asian

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Gallego Primary Magnet School

$30,378

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teachers funded

198

donors

projects for basic supplies

projects for technology

projects for books

projects for art supplies

Gallego Primary Magnet School has received support from 88 individuals from Arizona and 110 individuals out-of-state.

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