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Children First Ldrshp Academy

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Children First Ldrshp Academy is an urban public school in Phoenix, Arizona that is part of Edkey Inc.. It serves 120 students in grades K - 8. Its teachers have had 31 projects funded on �ǿմ�ý.

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Title 1

Grades K - 8

120 Students

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1648 S 16th St

Phoenix, AZ 85034 View local requests

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Children First Ldrshp Academy Demographics

67%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

93%

of students are Black, Latino, Native American, or Asian

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