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Sonoran Foothills School

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Sonoran Foothills School is a rural public school in Phoenix, Arizona that is part of Deer Valley Unified School District. It serves 704 students in grades 1 - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 16.0:1. Its teachers have had 80 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

Public School

Grades 1 - 8

704 Students

44 Teachers

32150 N North Foothills Dr

Phoenix, AZ 85085 View local requests

https://www.dvusd.org/sonoranfoothills

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Sonoran Foothills School Demographics

13%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

28%

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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Sonoran Foothills School

$64,795

raised using DonorsChoose

projects funded

teachers funded

230

donors

projects for basic supplies

projects for technology

projects for books

projects for art supplies

Sonoran Foothills School has received support from 185 individuals from Arizona and 45 individuals out-of-state.

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