Vargas Elementary School in Sunnyvale, California on �ǿմ�ý

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Vargas Elementary School

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Vargas Elementary School is an urban public school in Sunnyvale, California that is part of Sunnyvale School District. It serves 416 students in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 19.8:1. Its teachers have had 59 projects funded on �ǿմ�ý.

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Title 1

Grades Pre-K - 5

416 Students

21 Teachers

1054 Carson Dr

Sunnyvale, CA 94086 View local requests

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Vargas Elementary School Demographics

36%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

75%

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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