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Garnet Mesa Elementary School

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Garnet Mesa Elementary School is a town public school in Delta, Colorado that is part of Delta Co School District 50-j. It serves 488 students in grades K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 15.7:1. Its teachers have had 88 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Title 1

Grades K - 5

488 Students

31 Teachers

600 A St

Delta, CO 81416 View local requests

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Garnet Mesa Elementary School Demographics

65%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

33%

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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Garnet Mesa Elementary School

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Garnet Mesa Elementary School has received support from 48 individuals from Colorado and 13 individuals out-of-state.

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