William Laird Adam Elementary School in Santa Maria, California on �ǿմ�ý

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William Laird Adam Elementary School

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William Laird Adam Elementary School is an urban public school in Santa Maria, California that is part of Santa Maria-bonita School Dist. It serves 870 students in grades Pre-K - 6 with a student/teacher ratio of 22.9:1. Its teachers have had 40 projects funded on �ǿմ�ý.

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Title 1

Grades Pre-K - 6

870 Students

38 Teachers

500 Windsor St

Santa Maria, CA 93458 View local requests

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William Laird Adam Elementary School Demographics

95%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

98%

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

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