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High Tech Middle Chula Vista

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High Tech Middle Chula Vista is a rural public school in Chula Vista, California that is part of California Department of Education. It serves 335 students in grades 6 - 8. Its teachers have had 46 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Public School

Title 1

Grades 6 - 8

335 Students

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1949 Discovery Falls Dr

Chula Vista, CA 91915 View local requests

https://www.hightechhigh.org/htmcv/

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High Tech Middle Chula Vista Demographics

50%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

86%

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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High Tech Middle Chula Vista

$26,704

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teachers funded

269

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projects for technology

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projects for art supplies

High Tech Middle Chula Vista has received support from 190 individuals from California and 79 individuals out-of-state.

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