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Riggs Elementary School

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Riggs Elementary School is an urban public school in Gilbert, Arizona that is part of Chandler Unified School District #80. It serves 836 students in grades Pre-K - 6 with a student/teacher ratio of 17.1:1. Its teachers have had 56 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

Public School

Grades Pre-K - 6

836 Students

49 Teachers

6930 S Seville Blvd W

Gilbert, AZ 85298 View local requests

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Riggs Elementary School Demographics

12%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

24%

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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Riggs Elementary School

$46,850

raised using DonorsChoose

projects funded

teachers funded

113

donors

projects for basic supplies

projects for technology

projects for books

projects for art supplies

Riggs Elementary School has received support from 97 individuals from Arizona and 16 individuals out-of-state.

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