Dean Leaman Junior High School in Fulshear, Texas on �ǿմ�ý

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Dean Leaman Junior High School is a suburban public school in Fulshear, Texas that is part of Lamar Consolidated Independent School District. It serves 2,419 students in grades 6 - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 51.5:1. Its teachers have had 28 projects funded on �ǿմ�ý.

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Grades 6 - 8

2,419 Students

47 Teachers

9320 Charger Way

Fulshear, TX 77441 View local requests

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Dean Leaman Junior High School Demographics

31%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

63%

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

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