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B.L. Lauffer Middle School

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B.L. Lauffer Middle School is an urban public school in Tucson, Arizona that is part of Sunnyside Unified School District 12. It serves 449 students in grades 6 - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 15.5:1. Its teachers have had 52 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Title 1

Grades 6 - 8

449 Students

29 Teachers

5385 E Littletown Rd

Tucson, AZ 85756 View local requests

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B.L. Lauffer Middle School Demographics

61%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

86%

of students are Black, Latino, Native American, or Asian

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B.L. Lauffer Middle School

$49,210

raised using DonorsChoose

projects funded

teachers funded

155

donors

projects for basic supplies

projects for technology

projects for books

projects for art supplies

B.L. Lauffer Middle School has received support from 98 individuals from Arizona and 57 individuals out-of-state.

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