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About this school
Uplift Pinnacle Preparatory Primary is
an urban public school
in Dallas, Texas that is part of Texas Department of Education.
It serves 408 students
in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 11.7:1.
Its teachers have had 193 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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96%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Uplift Pinnacle Preparatory Primary
$118,536
raised using DonorsChoose
193
projects
funded
49
teachers
funded
416
donors
12
projects
for
basic supplies
59
projects for
technology
16
projects for
books
2
projects
for
art supplies
Uplift Pinnacle Preparatory Primary has received support from
229 individuals from Texas and
187 individuals out-of-state.
