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About this school
Nevada Rise Academy is
an urban public school
in Las Vegas, Nevada that is part of Nevada Department of Education.
It serves 369 students
in grades K - 1.
Its teachers have had 46 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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83%
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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Nevada Rise Academy
$28,780
raised using DonorsChoose
46
projects
funded
28
teachers
funded
103
donors
5
projects
for
basic supplies
12
projects for
technology
6
projects for
books
2
projects
for
art supplies
Nevada Rise Academy has received support from
69 individuals from Nevada and
34 individuals out-of-state.
