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Buckman Arts Focus Elementary School

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Buckman Arts Focus Elementary School is an urban public school in Portland, Oregon that is part of Portland Public Schools. It serves 306 students in grades K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 13.3:1. Its teachers have had 83 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Grades K - 5

306 Students

23 Teachers

320 SE 16th Ave

Portland, OR 97214 View local requests

http://www.pps.net/schools/buckman

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Buckman Arts Focus Elementary School Demographics

65%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

17%

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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Buckman Arts Focus Elementary School

$54,026

raised using DonorsChoose

projects funded

teachers funded

331

donors

projects for basic supplies

projects for technology

projects for books

projects for art supplies

Buckman Arts Focus Elementary School has received support from 257 individuals from Oregon and 74 individuals out-of-state.

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