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About this school
Indian Bend Elementary School is
an urban public school
in Phoenix, Arizona that is part of Paradise Valley Unified School District.
It serves 446 students
in grades Pre-K - 6 with a student/teacher ratio of 11.4:1.
Its teachers have had 751 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
Supporting this school will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.
Public School
Title 1
Data about Title 1 status comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education.
Grades Pre-K - 6
446 Students
39 Teachers
3633 E Thunderbird RdContact info is sourced from our partners at MDR Education, and DonorsChoose updates our site ahead of each school year.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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70%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
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Indian Bend Elementary School
$257,954
raised using DonorsChoose
751
projects
funded
71
teachers
funded
1,127
donors
77
projects
for
basic supplies
57
projects for
technology
138
projects for
books
64
projects
for
art supplies
Indian Bend Elementary School has received support from
536 individuals from Arizona and
591 individuals out-of-state.