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Rayburn Intermediate School

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Rayburn Intermediate School is an urban public school in Bryan, Texas that is part of Bryan Independent School District. It serves 990 students in grades 5 - 6 with a student/teacher ratio of 13.2:1. Its teachers have had 43 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Public School

Title 1

Grades 5 - 6

990 Students

75 Teachers

1048 N Earl Rudder Fwy

Bryan, TX 77802 View local requests

http://rayburn.bryanisd.org/

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Rayburn Intermediate School Demographics

95%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

69%

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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Rayburn Intermediate School

$20,439

raised using DonorsChoose

projects funded

teachers funded

167

donors

projects for basic supplies

projects for technology

projects for books

projects for art supplies

Rayburn Intermediate School has received support from 136 individuals from Texas and 31 individuals out-of-state.

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