{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Sierra Vista Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":38.2,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":10069070,"projectId":10087778,"letterContent":"Thank you for your generosity in purchasing pencil boxes for our classroom. As a classroom that serves students from first grade to fifth grade, we need a lot of organization and supplies to help us maintain an organized and efficient environment. Since my class is an additional environment for students to come to (apart from their general education classes), I often do not ask parents to send extra supplies for students (as we are a Title I school, and it can be expensive to fund two classroom supply lists for their children), so I end up purchasing our supplies for the year. Using community supplies is great for what we need, but it can be challenging to keep organized. 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About this school
Sierra Vista Elementary School is
a suburban public school
in Albuquerque, New Mexico that is part of Albuquerque Public Schools.
It serves 429 students
in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 9.5:1.
Its teachers have had 42 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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Source: the National Center for Education Statistics
70%
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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Last updated Apr 10, 2026
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Sierra Vista Elementary School
$20,883
raised using DonorsChoose
42
projects
funded
13
teachers
funded
102
donors
2
projects
for
basic supplies
13
projects for
technology
10
projects for
books
1
project
for
art supplies
Sierra Vista Elementary School has received support from
63 individuals from New Mexico and
39 individuals out-of-state.
