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K-8 STEM Academy at Red Mountain Ranch

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K-8 STEM Academy at Red Mountain Ranch is an urban public school in Mesa, Arizona that is part of Mesa Public Schools. It serves 443 students in grades Pre-K - 6 with a student/teacher ratio of 15.8:1. Its teachers have had 51 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

Public School

Grades Pre-K - 6

443 Students

28 Teachers

6650 E Raftriver St

Mesa, AZ 85215 View local requests

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K-8 STEM Academy at Red Mountain Ranch Demographics

23%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

24%

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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K-8 STEM Academy at Red Mountain Ranch

$38,275

raised using DonorsChoose

projects funded

teachers funded

164

donors

projects for basic supplies

projects for technology

projects for books

project for art supplies

K-8 STEM Academy at Red Mountain Ranch has received support from 126 individuals from Arizona and 38 individuals out-of-state.

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