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Benjamin Franklin Elementary School

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Benjamin Franklin Elementary School is a suburban public school in La Quinta, California that is part of Desert Sands Unified School District. It serves 622 students in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 20.7:1. Its teachers have had 41 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Public School

Title 1

Grades Pre-K - 5

622 Students

30 Teachers

77800 Calle Tampico

La Quinta, CA 92253 View local requests

http://www.dsusd.us

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Benjamin Franklin Elementary School Demographics

72%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

80%

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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Benjamin Franklin Elementary School

$22,205

raised using DonorsChoose

projects funded

teachers funded

124

donors

project for basic supplies

projects for technology

projects for books

projects for art supplies

Benjamin Franklin Elementary School has received support from 97 individuals from California and 27 individuals out-of-state.

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Benjamin Franklin Elementary School

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