El Camino Real Elementary School in Arvin, California on �ǿմ�ý

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El Camino Real Elementary School

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El Camino Real Elementary School is a rural public school in Arvin, California that is part of Arvin Union School District. It serves 811 students in grades K - 6 with a student/teacher ratio of 20.8:1. Its teachers have had 58 projects funded on �ǿմ�ý.

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Title 1

Grades K - 6

811 Students

39 Teachers

911 El Camino Real

Arvin, CA 93203 View local requests

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El Camino Real Elementary School Demographics

88%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

90%

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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