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About this school
Edison Elementary School is
an urban public school
in Mesa, Arizona that is part of Mesa Public Schools.
It serves 550 students
in grades Pre-K - 6 with a student/teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
Its teachers have had 506 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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75%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
Data about school demographics comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. The numbers in this chart may not add up to 100% because of limitations in the available data.
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Last updated Dec 18, 2025
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Edison Elementary School
$349,072
raised using DonorsChoose
506
projects
funded
54
teachers
funded
401
donors
69
projects
for
basic supplies
65
projects for
technology
116
projects for
books
26
projects
for
art supplies
Edison Elementary School has received support from
285 individuals from Arizona and
116 individuals out-of-state.