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About this school
Gary A Knox Elementary School is
an urban public school
in Yuma, Arizona that is part of Crane Elementary School District.
It serves 536 students
in grades Pre-K - 6 with a student/teacher ratio of 17.9:1.
Its teachers have had 85 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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92%
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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Gary A Knox Elementary School
$56,669
raised using DonorsChoose
85
projects
funded
38
teachers
funded
143
donors
9
projects
for
basic supplies
9
projects for
technology
9
projects for
books
2
projects
for
art supplies
Gary A Knox Elementary School has received support from
90 individuals from Arizona and
53 individuals out-of-state.