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About this school
Rio Vista Elementary School is
a town public school
in Fillmore, California that is part of Fillmore Unified School District.
It serves 557 students
in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 29.3:1.
Its teachers have had 25 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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Source: the National Center for Education Statistics
86%
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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Rio Vista Elementary School
$12,078
raised using DonorsChoose
25
projects
funded
6
teachers
funded
25
donors
2
projects
for
basic supplies
3
projects for
technology
5
projects for
books
1
project
for
art supplies
Rio Vista Elementary School has received support from
20 individuals from California and
5 individuals out-of-state.