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Dallas Center - Grimes Oak View Junior High School

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Dallas Center - Grimes Oak View Junior High School is a rural public school in Grimes, Iowa that is part of Dallas Center Grimes Cmty Sd. It serves 537 students in grades 7 - 8. Its teachers have had 11 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Title 1

Grades 7 - 8

537 Students

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1300 SW County Line Rd

Grimes, IA 50111 View local requests

https://dcgschools.com/schools/dallas-center-grimes-oak-view/

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Dallas Center - Grimes Oak View Junior High School Demographics

19%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

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

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Dallas Center - Grimes Oak View Junior High School

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