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Tolson Elementary School

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Tolson Elementary School is an urban public school in Tucson, Arizona that is part of Tucson Unified School District. It serves 360 students in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 21.2:1. Its teachers have had 22 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Public School

Title 1

Grades Pre-K - 5

360 Students

17 Teachers

1000 S Greasewood Rd

Tucson, AZ 85745 View local requests

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Tolson Elementary School Demographics

87%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

87%

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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Tolson Elementary School

$8,796

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projects for technology

Tolson Elementary School has received support from 48 individuals from Arizona and 22 individuals out-of-state.

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