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Lairon College Preparatory Academy

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Lairon College Preparatory Academy is an urban public school in San Jose, California that is part of Franklin-McKinley School District. It serves 380 students in grades 4 - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 22.4:1. Its teachers have had 44 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Title 1

Grades 4 - 8

380 Students

17 Teachers

3975 Mira Loma Way

San Jose, CA 95111 View local requests

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Lairon College Preparatory Academy Demographics

71%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

96%

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

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Lairon College Preparatory Academy

$27,320

raised using DonorsChoose

projects funded

teachers funded

131

donors

projects for technology

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projects for art supplies

Lairon College Preparatory Academy has received support from 99 individuals from California and 32 individuals out-of-state.

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