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Southwest Elementary School

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Southwest Elementary School is a rural public school in San Antonio, Texas that is part of Southwest Independent School District. It serves 804 students in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 17.9:1. Its teachers have had 224 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Public School

Title 1

Grades Pre-K - 5

804 Students

45 Teachers

11914 Dragon Ln Bldg 100

San Antonio, TX 78252 View local requests

https://swe.swisd.net/

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Southwest Elementary School Teachers on DonorsChoose

Mrs. A. Salinas

Mrs. Bendele

Mrs. Carrillo

Ms. Claudia V. Ramirez

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Southwest Elementary School Demographics

95%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

89%

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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Southwest Elementary School

$118,870

raised using DonorsChoose

224

projects funded

teachers funded

382

donors

projects for basic supplies

projects for technology

projects for books

projects for art supplies

Southwest Elementary School has received support from 192 individuals from Texas and 190 individuals out-of-state.

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Southwest Elementary School

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Southwest Elementary School

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