Tres Rios Service Academy in Tolleson, Arizona on DonorsChoose

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About this school

Tres Rios Service Academy is an urban public school in Tolleson, Arizona that is part of Littleton Elementary School District 65. It serves 630 students in grades K - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 13.7:1. Its teachers have had 38 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Public School

Title 1

Grades K - 8

630 Students

46 Teachers

5025 S 103rd Ave

Tolleson, AZ 85353 View local requests

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Tres Rios Service Academy Demographics

53%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

92%

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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