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About this school
Maurice C Cash Elementary School is
an urban public school
in Phoenix, Arizona that is part of Laveen Elementary School District 59.
It serves 763 students
in grades K - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 15.9:1.
Its teachers have had 114 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
94%
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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Last updated Dec 8, 2025
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Maurice C Cash Elementary School
$62,872
raised using DonorsChoose
114
projects
funded
47
teachers
funded
298
donors
13
projects
for
basic supplies
9
projects for
technology
23
projects for
books
5
projects
for
art supplies
Maurice C Cash Elementary School has received support from
182 individuals from Arizona and
116 individuals out-of-state.