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Willard Grade Center

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Willard Grade Center is a town public school in Ada, Oklahoma that is part of Ada City Schools. It serves 360 students in grades 5 - 6 with a student/teacher ratio of 13.3:1. Its teachers have had 40 projects funded on �ǿմ�ý.

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Title 1

Grades 5 - 6

360 Students

27 Teachers

817 E 9th St

Ada, OK 74820 View local requests

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Willard Grade Center Demographics

67%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

43%

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

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