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About this school
Sundance Elementary School is
a suburban public school
in Buckeye, Arizona that is part of Buckeye Elementary School District.
It serves 618 students
in grades K - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 17.2:1.
Its teachers have had 203 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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Source: the National Center for Education Statistics
77%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
Data about school demographics comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. The numbers in this chart may not add up to 100% because of limitations in the available data.
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Last updated Dec 5, 2025
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Sundance Elementary School
$112,065
raised using DonorsChoose
203
projects
funded
51
teachers
funded
342
donors
29
projects
for
basic supplies
26
projects for
technology
22
projects for
books
8
projects
for
art supplies
Sundance Elementary School has received support from
196 individuals from Arizona and
146 individuals out-of-state.