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Dallas Center - Grimes Oak View Junior High School
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About this school
Dallas Center - Grimes Oak View Junior High School is
a rural public school
in Grimes, Iowa that is part of Dallas Center Grimes Cmty Sd.
It serves 537 students
in grades 7 - 8.
Its teachers have had 11 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
Public School
Title 1
Data about Title 1 status comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education.
Grades 7 - 8
537 Students
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Dallas Center - Grimes Oak View Junior High School Demographics
19%
of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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Source: the National Center for Education Statistics
7%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Dallas Center - Grimes Oak View Junior High School
$3,879
raised using DonorsChoose
11
projects
funded
5
teachers
funded
44
donors
2
projects
for
basic supplies
6
projects for
books
Dallas Center - Grimes Oak View Junior High School has received support from
35 individuals from Iowa and
9 individuals out-of-state.
