Beaver Valley Elementary School in Brush, Colorado on DonorsChoose

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About this school

Beaver Valley Elementary School is a town public school in Brush, Colorado that is part of Brush Sch Dist Re-2-j. It serves 290 students in grades 3 - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 11.6:1. Its teachers have had 14 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

Equity Focus School

Support towards this school will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Public School

Title 1

Grades 3 - 5

290 Students

25 Teachers

420 Glacier Ave

Brush, CO 80723 View local requests

https://bvs.brushschools.org/

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Beaver Valley Elementary School Demographics

69%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

52%

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.

Beaver Valley Elementary School Support on DonorsChoose Last updated Dec 4, 2025

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