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William R Sullivan Elementary School is
an urban public school
in Phoenix, Arizona that is part of Murphy Elementary School District 21.
It serves 536 students
in grades Pre-K - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 28.2:1.
Its teachers have had 91 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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97%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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William R Sullivan Elementary School
$53,344
raised using DonorsChoose
91
projects
funded
23
teachers
funded
187
donors
13
projects
for
basic supplies
8
projects for
technology
23
projects for
books
8
projects
for
art supplies
William R Sullivan Elementary School has received support from
124 individuals from Arizona and
63 individuals out-of-state.