Caliente Elementary School in Caliente, Nevada on �ǿմ�ý

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Caliente Elementary School

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Caliente Elementary School is a rural public school in Caliente, Nevada that is part of Lincoln Public Schools. It serves 87 students in grades Pre-K - 6 with a student/teacher ratio of 8.7:1. Its teachers have had 33 projects funded on �ǿմ�ý.

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Title 1

Grades Pre-K - 6

87 Students

10 Teachers

289 Lincoln St

Caliente, NV 89008 View local requests

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Caliente Elementary School Demographics

51%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

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

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