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About this school
Meador Elementary School is
an urban public school
in Houston, Texas that is part of Pasadena Independent School District.
It serves 433 students
in grades Pre-K - 4 with a student/teacher ratio of 10.6:1.
Its teachers have had 60 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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91%
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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Meador Elementary School
$32,969
raised using DonorsChoose
60
projects
funded
22
teachers
funded
96
donors
5
projects
for
basic supplies
12
projects for
technology
4
projects for
books
6
projects
for
art supplies
Meador Elementary School has received support from
67 individuals from Texas and
29 individuals out-of-state.