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Santa Maria Middle School

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Santa Maria Middle School is an urban public school in Phoenix, Arizona that is part of Fowler Elementary School District. It serves 583 students in grades 6 - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 16.7:1. Its teachers have had 89 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Public School

Title 1

Grades 6 - 8

583 Students

35 Teachers

7250 W Lower Buckeye Rd

Phoenix, AZ 85043 View local requests

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Santa Maria Middle School Demographics

47%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

91%

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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Santa Maria Middle School

$53,168

raised using DonorsChoose

projects funded

teachers funded

208

donors

projects for basic supplies

projects for technology

projects for books

projects for art supplies

Santa Maria Middle School has received support from 132 individuals from Arizona and 76 individuals out-of-state.

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Santa Maria Middle School

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