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Yavapai Elementary School

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Yavapai Elementary School is an urban public school in Scottsdale, Arizona that is part of Scottsdale Unified School District. It serves 408 students in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 17.7:1. Its teachers have had 24 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Title 1

Grades Pre-K - 5

408 Students

23 Teachers

701 N Miller Rd

Scottsdale, AZ 85257 View local requests

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Yavapai Elementary School Demographics

56%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

77%

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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Yavapai Elementary School

$22,253

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projects for basic supplies

projects for technology

projects for books

Yavapai Elementary School has received support from 34 individuals from Arizona and 19 individuals out-of-state.

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