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Dayton's Bluff Achievement Plus Elementary School

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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 301 students in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 13.1:1. Its teachers have had 142 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Title 1

Grades Pre-K - 5

301 Students

23 Teachers

262 Bates Ave

Saint Paul, MN 55106 View local requests

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Dayton's Bluff Achievement Plus Elementary School Demographics

92%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

73%

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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Dayton's Bluff Achievement Plus Elementary School

$60,529

raised using DonorsChoose

142

projects funded

teachers funded

279

donors

projects for basic supplies

projects for technology

projects for books

projects for art supplies

Dayton's Bluff Achievement Plus Elementary School has received support from 207 individuals from Minnesota and 72 individuals out-of-state.

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