Mountain View Elementary School in Rio Rico, Arizona on DonorsChoose

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About this school

Mountain View Elementary School is a rural public school in Rio Rico, Arizona that is part of Santa Cruz Valley Unified School District No 35. It serves 419 students in grades K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 19.0:1. Its teachers have had 27 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

Supporting this school will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Public School

Title 1

Grades K - 5

419 Students

22 Teachers

580 Camino Lito Galindo

Rio Rico, AZ 85648 View local requests

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Ms. Vero, a DonorsChoose teacher for 9 years.

Kindergarten teacher at PS81 - Robert J. Christen School in Bronx, NY

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Mountain View Elementary School Demographics

88%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

97%

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.

Mountain View Elementary School Support on DonorsChoose Last updated Oct 1, 2026

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