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Mary Belle McCorkle Academy Excel

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Mary Belle McCorkle Academy Excel is an urban public school in Tucson, Arizona that is part of Tucson Unified School District. It serves 1,061 students in grades Pre-K - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 23.6:1. Its teachers have had 64 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Grades Pre-K - 8

1,061 Students

45 Teachers

4455 S Mission Rd

Tucson, AZ 85746 View local requests

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Mary Belle McCorkle Academy Excel Demographics

87%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

94%

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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Mary Belle McCorkle Academy Excel

$36,983

raised using DonorsChoose

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144

donors

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projects for art supplies

Mary Belle McCorkle Academy Excel has received support from 104 individuals from Arizona and 40 individuals out-of-state.

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