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Park Village Elementary School

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Park Village Elementary School is an urban public school in San Diego, California that is part of Poway Unified School District. It serves 634 students in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 24.4:1. Its teachers have had 9 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

Public School

Grades Pre-K - 5

634 Students

26 Teachers

7930 Park Village Rd

San Diego, CA 92129 View local requests

http://www.powayusd.com/pusdpves

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Park Village Elementary School Demographics

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

61%

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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