Franklin Accelerated Academy Downtown Campus in Mesa, Arizona on �ǿմ�ý

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Franklin Accelerated Academy Downtown Campus

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Franklin Accelerated Academy Downtown Campus is an urban public school in Mesa, Arizona that is part of Mesa Public Schools. It serves 424 students in grades K - 6 with a student/teacher ratio of 17.7:1. Its teachers have had 40 projects funded on �ǿմ�ý.

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Title 1

Grades K - 6

424 Students

24 Teachers

236 S SIRRINE

Mesa, AZ 85210 View local requests

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Franklin Accelerated Academy Downtown Campus Demographics

44%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

47%

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

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