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About this school
La Vega Primary Center is
a suburban public school
in Waco, Texas that is part of La Vega Independent School District.
It serves 507 students
in grades Pre-K - Pre-K with a student/teacher ratio of 20.3:1.
Its teachers have had 26 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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79%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
Data about school demographics comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. The numbers in this chart may not add up to 100% because of limitations in the available data.
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La Vega Primary Center
$14,018
raised using DonorsChoose
26
projects
funded
12
teachers
funded
128
donors
1
project
for
basic supplies
2
projects for
technology
1
project for
books
1
project
for
art supplies
La Vega Primary Center has received support from
85 individuals from Texas and
43 individuals out-of-state.
