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Mesquite Junior High School

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Mesquite Junior High School is an urban public school in Gilbert, Arizona that is part of Gilbert Public Schools. It serves 764 students in grades 7 - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 16.3:1. Its teachers have had 33 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Title 1

Grades 7 - 8

764 Students

47 Teachers

130 W Mesquite St

Gilbert, AZ 85233 View local requests

https://www.gilbertschools.net/Page/67

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Mesquite Junior High School Demographics

35%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

52%

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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Mesquite Junior High School

$32,137

raised using DonorsChoose

projects funded

teachers funded

101

donors

project for basic supplies

projects for technology

projects for books

projects for art supplies

Mesquite Junior High School has received support from 83 individuals from Arizona and 18 individuals out-of-state.

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