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at-risk student

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United States Code

20 U.S.C. § 6011 — for purposes of this subchapter

The term “at-risk student” means a student who, because of limited English proficiency, poverty, race, geographic location, or economic disadvantage, faces a greater risk of low educational achievement or reduced academic expectations.