Vegas Vista Academy in Las Vegas, Nevada on DonorsChoose

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Vegas Vista Academy is a public school in Las Vegas, Nevada that is part of Nevada Department of Education. Its teachers have had 12 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Public School

Grades Pre-K - 3

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4660 N Rancho Dr

Las Vegas, NV 89130 View local requests

https://vegasvistaacademy.org/

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Vegas Vista Academy Demographics

37%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

59%

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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