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These resources are helping students understand that hard work matters and that their dedication can lead to exciting opportunities.\r\n\r\nThank you again for investing in our students and helping us inspire high-level efforts through meaningful high-tech rewards. Your kindness and generosity are making a lasting difference in our classroom every single day.","fullyFundedDate":1777236022016,"projectUrl":"project/high-tech-rewards-for-high-level-effort/10186427/","projectTitle":"High-Tech Rewards for High-Level Effort","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Loya","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9468019"},{"teacherId":9468019,"projectId":10186651,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our project, End of Year Essentials: Helping Us Reach the Finish Line. 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Special Shout out to NBK for always being a huge supporter! 💛🖤🤍","fullyFundedDate":1770839363094,"projectUrl":"project/glue-paper-erase-repeat/9987223/","projectTitle":"Glue, Paper, Erase… Repeat!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Jimenez","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6770151_orig.jpg?crop=1079,1079,x0,y64&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1692380772842","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/melissajimenez"},{"teacherId":8560440,"projectId":9461564,"letterContent":"On behalf of our students and school community, thank you for your generous support of the Diverse Books to Dive Into project. Your contribution directly helps provide meaningful resources and opportunities for our students.\r\n\r\nBecause of your donation, we are able to remove barriers that might otherwise interfere with learning and growth. 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About this school
Parkland Pre - Engineering Middle School is
an urban public school
in El Paso, Texas that is part of Ysleta Independent School District.
It serves 1,102 students
in grades 6 - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
Its teachers have had 332 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
Supporting this school will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.
Public School
Title 1
Data about Title 1 status comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education.
Grades 6 - 8
1,102 Students
75 Teachers
6045 Nova WayContact info is sourced from our partners at MDR Education, and DonorsChoose updates our site ahead of each school year.
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Parkland Pre - Engineering Middle School Demographics
95%
of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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Source: the National Center for Education Statistics
93%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Last updated Aug 19, 2026
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Parkland Pre - Engineering Middle School
$255,082
raised using DonorsChoose
332
projects
funded
50
teachers
funded
448
donors
38
projects
for
basic supplies
71
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technology
37
projects for
books
18
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for
art supplies
Parkland Pre - Engineering Middle School has received support from
157 individuals from Texas and
291 individuals out-of-state.