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Elsik Ninth Grade Center

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Elsik Ninth Grade Center is a public school in Houston, Texas that is part of Alief Independent School District. It serves 1,000 students in grades 9 - 9. Its teachers have had 71 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Grades 9 - 9

1,000 Students

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6767 S Dairy Ashford Rd

Houston, TX 77072 View local requests

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Elsik Ninth Grade Center Demographics

91%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

80%

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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Elsik Ninth Grade Center has received support from 58 individuals from Texas and 29 individuals out-of-state.

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