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Thank you so much for making all of this possible in my classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1758318315945,"projectUrl":"project/focused-minds-bright-futures-helping-s/9404882/","projectTitle":"Focused Minds, Bright Futures: Helping Students Stay On Task","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Dinwoodie","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-1_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8569481"},{"teacherId":9687733,"projectId":9782025,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting my project focused on organization and independence in kindergarten! The materials you helped fund have already transformed how my students take care of their learning space and materials.\r\n\r\nThe mini drawers for crayons have been a huge hit, my students are amazed when their color is replaced so quickly. We also use them to store lost marker lids and manipulatives for small group work. 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About this school
Rudolfo Anaya Elementary School is
an urban public school
in Albuquerque, New Mexico that is part of Albuquerque Public Schools.
It serves 573 students
in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 12.2:1.
Its teachers have had 224 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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90%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
Data about school demographics comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. The numbers in this chart may not add up to 100% because of limitations in the available data.
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Rudolfo Anaya Elementary School
$86,893
raised using DonorsChoose
224
projects
funded
43
teachers
funded
568
donors
18
projects
for
basic supplies
32
projects for
technology
22
projects for
books
16
projects
for
art supplies
Rudolfo Anaya Elementary School has received support from
332 individuals from New Mexico and
236 individuals out-of-state.