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About this school
Rio Vista Elementary School is
an urban public school
in Tucson, Arizona that is part of Amphitheater Unified School District.
It serves 359 students
in grades K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 10.9:1.
Its teachers have had 27 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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70%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Rio Vista Elementary School
$12,994
raised using DonorsChoose
27
projects
funded
12
teachers
funded
52
donors
1
project for
technology
10
projects for
books
2
projects
for
art supplies
Rio Vista Elementary School has received support from
36 individuals from Arizona and
16 individuals out-of-state.
