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About this school
Primitivo Garcia Elementary School is
an urban public school
in Kansas City, Missouri that is part of Kansas City School District 33.
It serves 236 students
in grades Pre-K - 6 with a student/teacher ratio of 9.1:1.
Its teachers have had 102 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
85%
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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Last updated Feb 13, 2026
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Primitivo Garcia Elementary School
$57,482
raised using DonorsChoose
102
projects
funded
31
teachers
funded
285
donors
5
projects
for
basic supplies
18
projects for
technology
7
projects for
books
10
projects
for
art supplies
Primitivo Garcia Elementary School has received support from
151 individuals from Missouri and
134 individuals out-of-state.
