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About this school
Morgan Maxwell K-8 School is
an urban public school
in Tucson, Arizona that is part of Tucson Unified School District.
It serves 374 students
in grades Pre-K - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
Its teachers have had 130 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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84%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
Data about school demographics comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. The numbers in this chart may not add up to 100% because of limitations in the available data.
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Morgan Maxwell K-8 School
$65,252
raised using DonorsChoose
130
projects
funded
26
teachers
funded
149
donors
12
projects
for
basic supplies
16
projects for
technology
20
projects for
books
9
projects
for
art supplies
Morgan Maxwell K-8 School has received support from
89 individuals from Arizona and
60 individuals out-of-state.