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The little dot stickers will be great for those students who struggle a bit to remember where their fingers need to go for different chords. The charging stations will make charging more than one tuner at a time an actual reality. 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About this school
Dayton's Bluff Achievement Plus Elementary School is
an urban public school
in Saint Paul, Minnesota that is part of Saint Paul Public Schools.
It serves 288 students
in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 12.5:1.
Its teachers have had 189 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
Supporting this school will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.
Public School
Title 1
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Grades Pre-K - 5
288 Students
23 Teachers
262 Bates AveContact info is sourced from our partners at MDR Education, and DonorsChoose updates our site ahead of each school year.
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Dayton's Bluff Achievement Plus Elementary School Demographics
95%
of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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71%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Dayton's Bluff Achievement Plus Elementary School
$75,145
raised using DonorsChoose
189
projects
funded
35
teachers
funded
312
donors
12
projects
for
basic supplies
19
projects for
technology
28
projects for
books
14
projects
for
art supplies
Dayton's Bluff Achievement Plus Elementary School has received support from
227 individuals from Minnesota and
85 individuals out-of-state.