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Vista Del Sur Accelerated Academy

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Vista Del Sur Accelerated Academy is an urban public school in Laveen, Arizona that is part of Laveen Elementary School District 59. It serves 876 students in grades Pre-K - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 27.4:1. Its teachers have had 39 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Public School

Title 1

Grades Pre-K - 8

876 Students

32 Teachers

3908 W South Mountain Rd

Laveen, AZ 85339 View local requests

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Vista Del Sur Accelerated Academy Demographics

17%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

74%

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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Vista Del Sur Accelerated Academy

$23,036

raised using DonorsChoose

projects funded

teachers funded

138

donors

projects for basic supplies

projects for technology

projects for books

projects for art supplies

Vista Del Sur Accelerated Academy has received support from 109 individuals from Arizona and 29 individuals out-of-state.

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