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Your kindness in supporting our projects means more than you know. My students will have the warm beanies and gloves, along with cozy socks, so they need to come to school feeling safe and healthy. \r\n\r\nOur Title 1 families are facing quite a few challenges, and your kindness lifts a huge weight off their shoulders. You're helping our little learners stay focused instead of worrying about the cold.\r\n\r\nThank you for showing our kids that there are people in the world who still believe in kindness and generosity, and most importantly, see them here growing up to make a difference. \r\n\r\nWith so much appreciation,","fullyFundedDate":1765214564325,"projectUrl":"project/winter-gear-for-growing-learners/9946084/","projectTitle":"Winter Gear for Growing Learners","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Ruiz","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9400044_orig.png?crop=398,398,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1738115854811","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/prekcrew"},{"teacherId":8516929,"projectId":9259135,"letterContent":"On behalf of myself, my current, and future students I would like to extend my gratitude for your donation to help provide supplemental resources to keep students engaged with the curriculum. 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About this school
Sunrise Mountain Elementary School is
an urban public school
in El Paso, Texas that is part of El Paso Independent School District.
It serves 416 students
in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 12.2:1.
Its teachers have had 346 projects funded on Ðǿմ«Ã½.
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Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education.
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95%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Sunrise Mountain Elementary School
$160,356
raised using Ðǿմ«Ã½
346
projects
funded
58
teachers
funded
619
donors
30
projects
for
basic supplies
73
projects for
technology
24
projects for
books
9
projects
for
art supplies
Sunrise Mountain Elementary School has received support from
226 individuals from Texas and
393 individuals out-of-state.