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Katherine Mecham Barney Elementary School

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Katherine Mecham Barney Elementary School is a rural public school in Queen Creek, Arizona that is part of Queen Creek Unified School District. It serves 816 students in grades Pre-K - 6. Its teachers have had 32 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Grades Pre-K - 6

816 Students

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19684 S 225th Pl

Queen Creek, AZ 85142 View local requests

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Katherine Mecham Barney Elementary School Demographics

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

23%

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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Katherine Mecham Barney Elementary School

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Katherine Mecham Barney Elementary School has received support from 49 individuals from Arizona and 10 individuals out-of-state.

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