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Desert Mountain Elementary School

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Desert Mountain Elementary School is a suburban public school in Queen Creek, Arizona that is part of Queen Creek Unified School District. It serves 740 students in grades Pre-K - 6 with a student/teacher ratio of 20.6:1. Its teachers have had 59 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Grades Pre-K - 6

740 Students

36 Teachers

22301 S Hawes Rd

Queen Creek, AZ 85142 View local requests

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Desert Mountain Elementary School Demographics

14%

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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Desert Mountain Elementary School

$38,251

raised using DonorsChoose

projects funded

teachers funded

119

donors

projects for basic supplies

projects for technology

projects for books

projects for art supplies

Desert Mountain Elementary School has received support from 95 individuals from Arizona and 24 individuals out-of-state.

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