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About this school
Riverside Preparatory Middle School is
a public school
in Oro Grande, California that is part of Oro Grande Elementary School District.
It serves 700 students
in grades K - 12.
Its teachers have had 3 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
72%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Riverside Preparatory Middle School
$1,660
raised using DonorsChoose
3
projects
funded
3
teachers
funded
14
donors
3
projects for
books
Riverside Preparatory Middle School has received support from
9 individuals from California and
5 individuals out-of-state.
