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Lively Elementary School

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Lively Elementary School is an urban public school in Irving, Texas that is part of Irving Independent School District. It serves 772 students in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 14.6:1. Its teachers have had 30 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Public School

Title 1

Grades Pre-K - 5

772 Students

53 Teachers

1800 Plymouth Dr W

Irving, TX 75061 View local requests

http://www.irvingisd.net

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Ms. Vero, a DonorsChoose teacher for 9 years.

Kindergarten teacher at PS81 - Robert J. Christen School in Bronx, NY

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Ms. Mata 5th Grade Team

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Lively Elementary School Demographics

95%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

88%

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

Schools in districts that mainly serve students of color receive substantially less state and local support than similar districts that serve primarily White students. Learn more about this gap, why it exists, and how you can help close it.

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Lively Elementary School

$14,394

raised using DonorsChoose

projects funded

teachers funded

124

donors

projects for technology

projects for books

Lively Elementary School has received support from 104 individuals from Texas and 20 individuals out-of-state.

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Lively Elementary School

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