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About this school
Lomax Middle School is
an urban public school
in Pasadena, Texas that is part of Pasadena Independent School District.
It serves 591 students
in grades 5 - 6 with a student/teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
Its teachers have had 15 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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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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Lomax Middle School
$7,259
raised using DonorsChoose
15
projects
funded
5
teachers
funded
24
donors
1
project
for
basic supplies
10
projects for
books
Lomax Middle School has received support from
13 individuals from Texas and
11 individuals out-of-state.
