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About this school
Herbert A Derfelt Elementary School is
an urban public school
in Las Vegas, Nevada that is part of Clark County School District.
It serves 553 students
in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
Its teachers have had 144 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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72%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Herbert A Derfelt Elementary School
$82,964
raised using DonorsChoose
144
projects
funded
68
teachers
funded
200
donors
16
projects
for
basic supplies
18
projects for
technology
25
projects for
books
4
projects
for
art supplies
Herbert A Derfelt Elementary School has received support from
133 individuals from Nevada and
67 individuals out-of-state.
