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About this school
Gonzalez School for Young Children is
an urban public school
in Denton, Texas that is part of Denton Independent School District.
It serves 253 students
in grades Pre-K - Pre-K with a student/teacher ratio of 16.9:1.
Its teachers have had 192 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
74%
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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Gonzalez School for Young Children
$64,900
raised using DonorsChoose
192
projects
funded
32
teachers
funded
371
donors
17
projects
for
basic supplies
21
projects for
technology
22
projects for
books
18
projects
for
art supplies
Gonzalez School for Young Children has received support from
236 individuals from Texas and
135 individuals out-of-state.
