Yucca Mesa Elementary School in Yucca Valley, California on �ǿմ�ý

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Yucca Mesa Elementary School

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Yucca Mesa Elementary School is a rural public school in Yucca Valley, California that is part of Morongo Unified School District. It serves 389 students in grades Pre-K - 6 with a student/teacher ratio of 21.6:1. Its teachers have had 51 projects funded on �ǿմ�ý.

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Title 1

Grades Pre-K - 6

389 Students

18 Teachers

3380 Avalon Ave

Yucca Valley, CA 92284 View local requests

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Yucca Mesa Elementary School Demographics

94%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

35%

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

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