Carpinteria Middle School in Carpinteria, California on �ǿմ�ý

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Carpinteria Middle School is a suburban public school in Carpinteria, California that is part of Carpinteria Unified School District. It serves 402 students in grades 6 - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 16.1:1. Its teachers have had 49 projects funded on �ǿմ�ý.

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Public School

Title 1

Grades 6 - 8

402 Students

25 Teachers

5351 Carpinteria Ave

Carpinteria, CA 93013 View local requests

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Carpinteria Middle School Demographics

77%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

77%

of students are Black, Latino, Native American, or Asian

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