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Open-enrollment charter campus · Alternative Education Accountability

Ruth Jones McClendon MS

George Gervin Academy · San Antonio · 28 students

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Current score
88/1002025-26
Change
+2 ptssince 2021-22
Score vs similar economic context
+8.0 ptsvs 80 average · 207 rated charter campuses serving a similar economic context
Similar economic-disadvantage rate placement
55 of 207tied with 8 others
B88

At a glance

Under TEA’s current rules, the available rating history is moving up; under the rules in force back then it scored 89 in 2021-22. The current score is above the 80 average for 207 rated charter campuses serving a similar economic context.

Evidence worth noticing

Strengths and momentum

Recent movement

Overall score rose 7 points

81 to 88 2024-25 to 2025-26

  • 88 is 8 points above the 80 average among 207 charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.
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Current strength

Chronically absent lower than the similar-context average

0% −23.5 pts vs 23.5%

  • 0% is 23.5 percentage points lower than the 23.5% average among 204 charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.
  • Tied for 1st-lowest of 204 charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure; 2 charter campuses share that value.
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Current strength

Attendance above the similar-context average

99.6% +6.9 pts vs 92.7%

  • 99.6% is 6.9 percentage points above the 92.7% average among 204 charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.
  • 1st of 204 charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.
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Selected positive signals, not a summary of performance. The same rules choose them on every page: only the latest one-year gain, results meaningfully better than the currently selected comparison with broad reporting, and distinctive top-three placements. Demographics, staffing and spending cannot become academic “wins.” The overall rating and the full results below remain the complete picture for this school.

Read the full rating context and placement

Ruth Jones McClendon MS is rated B by TEA, scoring 88 out of 100 for 2025-26 — above the 80 average for 207 rated charter campuses serving a similar economic context. It is up 2 points since 2021-22.

Ranks 55th of 207 rated charter campuses serving a similar economic context (tied with 8 others).

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  1. Overview
  2. 5 years of ratings
  3. Where the score comes from
  4. Student outcomes
  5. After high school: the following fall
  6. Who this school serves
  7. Student counts behind the percentages
  8. Enrollment over time
  9. Discipline and removal from class
  10. Spending per student
  11. Teachers and actual class size
  12. Where this school ranks best
  13. Where this comes from

5 years of ratings

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Compare against
90807060 Similar economic-disadvantage rateTexas charter averageRuth Jones McClendon MS 8668898188 2021-222022-232023-242024-252025-26

2021-22 is shown under the refreshed methodology TEA adopted in 2023, so it is comparable with later years. Under the original scoring it was rated B with 89 that year.

Comparison lines follow the current rated cohort backward through time. The table gives the number in that fixed cohort that reported a score each year; it can be smaller than cohort membership.

View the yearly scores and comparisons
Rating history with comparisons
YearRatingScoreSelected comparisonSimilar economic-disadvantage rateStateTexas charter average
2025-26B8880.0 207 reporting81.7 829 reporting
2024-25B8178.3 202 reporting81.3 797 reporting
2023-24B8976.1 196 reporting79.5 776 reporting
2022-23D6875.4 188 reporting79.6 749 reporting
2021-22B8683.6 174 reporting84.5 700 reporting

Where the score comes from

Texas builds the overall rating from the better of Student Achievement and School Progress, weighted 70%, plus Closing the Gaps at 30%. School Progress is itself the better of Academic Growth and Relative Performance. The 60, 70, 80 and 90 rules mark the letter-grade thresholds.

  • Student Achievement88 B+14.1 vs similar economic context · 207 reporting
  • School Progress70 C−10.9 vs similar economic context · 207 reporting
  • Closing the Gaps—Not reported · similar economic context 76.4 · 202 reporting
  • Academic Growth—Not reported · similar economic context 72.9 · 195 reporting
  • Relative Performance70 C−9.3 vs similar economic context · 203 reporting
  • Ruth Jones McClendon MS
  • Similar economic-disadvantage rate (207 in cohort)
Domain scores
DomainScoreGradePoints to next grade
Student Achievement88B2
School Progress70C10
Closing the Gaps—Not rated—
Academic Growth—Not rated—
Relative Performance70C10

Closest to moving up: Student Achievement, 2 points below A in that domain — the nearest of the measures that count toward the overall rating.

TEA does not add the domains up. The overall score is the better of Student Achievement and School Progress at 70%, plus Closing the Gaps at 30%. For this school that better measure is Student Achievement (88), so School Progress (70) is published above but does not enter the overall score at all — gaining points there changes nothing until it passes 88.

Student outcomes

STAAR performance

All Subjects

  • Approaches grade level56%−11 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 207 reporting
  • Meets grade level5%−35 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 207 reporting
  • Masters grade level0%−15 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 207 reporting
Reading3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level38%−29 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 207 reporting
  • Meets grade level8%−35 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 207 reporting
  • Masters grade level0%−16 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 207 reporting
Math3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level—Not reported · Similar economic-disadvantage rate 66% · 205 reporting
  • Meets grade level—Not reported · Similar economic-disadvantage rate 34.6% · 205 reporting
  • Masters grade level—Not reported · Similar economic-disadvantage rate 13.2% · 205 reporting
Science3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level56%−14 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 189 reporting
  • Meets grade level0%−38 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 189 reporting
  • Masters grade level0%−15 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 189 reporting
Social Studies3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level75%+6 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 127 reporting
  • Meets grade level6%−31 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 127 reporting
  • Masters grade level0%−16 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 127 reporting
  • Approaches grade level
  • Meets grade level
  • Masters grade level
  • Tick: Similar economic-disadvantage rate (207 in cohort)

Percentage of tests at or above each level. Masters is a subset of Meets, which is a subset of Approaches. The selected-comparison tick on each bar marks the average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate — a comparison TEA does not publish.

Completion

Four-Year
77.3%+29.5 pts vs similar economic context average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 29 rated charter campuses reporting
Five-Year
80.0%+24.8 pts vs similar economic context average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 29 rated charter campuses reporting
Six-Year
90.9%+33.5 pts vs similar economic context average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 29 rated charter campuses reporting
Dropout Rate
0.0%−10.3 pts vs similar economic context average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 29 rated charter campuses reporting

These measures use TEA's alternative-education accountability population. Each comparison average includes only charter campuses in that population that report that specific measure; its reporting count is shown beside the average. It is an unweighted average of those reported charter campus rates, not a pooled rate across every student in the group.

College, career and military readiness

Total credit for CCMR criteria
100.0%+16.5 pts vs similar economic context
CCMR criteria
CriterionThis school% of graduatesAveragesimilar economic contextDifferencepercentage pointsReportingselected comparison
Total credit for CCMR criteria100.0%83.5%+16.5 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 66 rated charter campuses reporting
Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA, or earned credit for a college prep course8.5%66.4%−57.9 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 67 rated charter campuses reporting
Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA8.5%26.6%−18.1 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 67 rated charter campuses reporting
Met criterion score on AP/IB exam(s)0.0%24.4%−24.4 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 67 rated charter campuses reporting
Earned college credit for a dual credit course0.0%6.3%−6.3 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 67 rated charter campuses reporting
Earned an industry-based certification46.5%15.8%+30.7 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 67 rated charter campuses reporting
Earned a level I or level II certificate0.0%0.2%−0.2 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 67 rated charter campuses reporting
Earned an associate degree0.0%0.4%−0.4 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 67 rated charter campuses reporting
Completed an OnRamps course and qualified for college credit0.0%3.3%−3.3 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 67 rated charter campuses reporting
Graduated with completed individualized education program (IEP) and workforce readiness53.5%2.7%+50.8 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 67 rated charter campuses reporting
Graduated under an advanced diploma plan and identified as a current special education student53.5%8.8%+44.7 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 67 rated charter campuses reporting
Enlisted in the U.S. Armed Forces1.4%1.7%−0.3 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 67 rated charter campuses reporting

Every row is a share of this school's graduates, and every row is a way of meeting CCMR — so on every row, a bigger share is better. Difference is this school minus the average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate, counted in percentage points: +5.0 would mean five more graduates in every hundred met that criterion here. The selected comparison is an unweighted average of the reported charter campus percentages, not a pooled rate across all graduates in the group. Graduates may meet several criteria, so the rows do not add up to the total.

Counts in the comparison controls describe full cohort membership, not the denominator of every average. Each average uses only charter campuses for which TEA reported that measure; metric-specific reporting counts are shown on the STAAR, graduation and CCMR rows and may vary.

After high school: the following fall

Where school graduates appeared in Texas public higher-education records the fall after graduation. This is a limited next-step measure, not an eventual college-going or completion rate.

Graduates in the report
37

Class of 2023–24

Enrolled in Texas public higher education
13

35.1% of graduates

Not found in Texas public higher-ed records
24

64.9% of graduates

Not trackable
0

Fall 2024

Graduates in the report

This school
37
Selected comparison
83.6

average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 56 rated charter campuses reporting

Enrolled in Texas public higher education

This school
13
Selected comparison
35.8

average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 56 rated charter campuses reporting

Texas-public enrollment rate

This school
35.1%
Selected comparison
38.8%

average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 56 rated charter campuses reporting

−3.7 pts vs similar economic context

Not-found rate

This school
64.9%
Selected comparison
55.4%

average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 56 rated charter campuses reporting

+9.5 pts vs similar economic context

Not-trackable rate

This school
0.0%
Selected comparison
5.9%

average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 56 rated charter campuses reporting

−5.9 pts vs similar economic context

Most common named Texas public destinations

  1. ALAMO CCD SAN ANTONIO COLLEGE (009163)6

Selected comparison counts are neutral cohort scale context. The percentages put differently sized graduating classes on the same basis, but still cover only the limited Texas-public system observed by this report.

Source: Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, high-school graduates enrolled in higher education, fetched 24 August 2026. The report covers graduates who enrolled in a Texas public college or university the following fall and includes only districts or campuses with more than 25 graduates.

“Not found” does not mean a graduate did not continue their education. It can include private or out-of-state college, work, military service, enrollment after the fall term, or another path the Texas public system does not observe.

“Not trackable” is not an outcome. THECB uses it for graduates with a non-standard identifier that could not be matched to higher-education records.

Who this school serves

Placed after the results deliberately: this is context for reading them, not an explanation of them.

Students
28
Economically disadvantaged
100.0%+5.5 pts vs similar economic context
English learners
0.0%−47.0 pts vs similar economic context
Special education
21.4%+9.4 pts vs similar economic context
Attendance
99.6%+6.9 pts vs similar economic context
Chronically absent
0.0%−23.5 pts vs similar economic context

Student demographics

Ruth Jones McClendon MS

African American: 28.6%Hispanic: 53.6%White: 17.9%
  • African American 28.6%
  • Hispanic 53.6%
  • White 17.9%

Selected comparison average For charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 207 reporting for every category shown · 207 in full cohort

African American: 18.4%Hispanic: 75.6%White: 2.7%American Indian: 0.3%Asian: 1.7%Two or More Races: 1.3%
  • African American 18.4%
  • Hispanic 75.6%
  • White 2.7%
  • American Indian 0.3%
  • Asian 1.7%
  • Two or More Races 1.3%

Student counts behind the percentages

Context only. These counts are not rankings, comparisons, or judgments about school quality.

Students in this TEA accountability summary
28
Economically disadvantaged students
28
Emergent bilingual students
0
Special education students
6

TEA context labels

  • Alternative education campus under AEA procedures
  • Alternative education type: dropout recovery school
  • Rated under AEA procedures

Campus mobility · 2024–25

Mobile students
82
Students in TEA mobility denominator
136
TEA-published mobility rate
60.3%

The mobility count and rate use TEA’s separate 2024–25 campus denominator shown above, not current enrollment. This site does not recalculate a missing rate.

The first figure is TEA’s student count for this accountability summary. It is a separate publication from the fall PEIMS enrollment shown above and can differ; this site does not substitute one for the other. Counts come from TEA’s 2025-26 accountability summary, fetched 29 August 2026. A reported zero is shown as 0. Small-number and complementary masks, unavailable values, and blank not-reported fields stay separate and are never estimated. TEA masking definitions.

Enrollment over time

TEA-reported student enrollment for each available school year. Enrollment growth or decline is not a measure of school quality.

TEA reported 28 students in 2025–26, a decrease of 44 (61.1%) from 2024–25.

Latest enrollment
28

2025–26

Change from 2024–25
−44

Decrease · −61.1%

Change since 2021–22
−41

Decrease · −59.4%

Enrollment in 2025–26

This school
28
Selected comparison
508.2

average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 205 rated charter campuses reporting

Student enrollment by school year for Ruth Jones McClendon MS
School yearStudents enrolledRuth Jones McClendon MSChange from previous school yearAverage enrollmentselected comparison
2021–22 69 First available year 485.8
2022–23 67 Decrease of 2 (2.9%) 497.5
2023–24 49 Decrease of 18 (26.9%) 511.5
2024–25 72 Increase of 23 (46.9%) 509.4
2025–26 28 Decrease of 44 (61.1%) 508.2

The selected comparison column is the average enrollment among reporting charter campuses in that group. It changes with the comparison control; this school's own counts do not.

Source: TEA PEIMS Student Program and Special Populations Reports, fetched 24 August 2026. TEA reports these counts from its fall student snapshot; changes compare adjacent reported school years.

These counts show how enrollment changed, not why. Attendance-zone changes, school openings or closures, grade reconfigurations, transfers and population shifts can affect the total.

Discipline and removal from class

TEA’s annual student and action counts, kept separate and divided only by the matching full-year enrollment. These figures describe removals from instruction, not a simple safe-or-unsafe score.

Students in TEA’s all-discipline count
Suppressed

Rate not available

Disciplinary actions
Suppressed

Rate not available

Cumulative year-end enrollment
126

2024–25

TEA all-discipline student and action counts by school year for Ruth Jones McClendon MS
School yearCumulative enrollmentStudentsall disciplineStudents% of enrollmentActionsall disciplineActionsper 100 studentsStudentsselected comparison average %Actionsselected comparison average per 100
2020–21 149 Suppressed — 11 7.38 — 6.1
2021–22 98 Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
2022–23 41 Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
2023–24 101 Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
2024–25 126 Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
See 2024–25 discipline categories
TEA discipline categories for Ruth Jones McClendon MS in 2024–25
CategoryStudentsStudents% of enrollmentActionsActionsper 100 studentsStudentsselected comparison average %Actionsselected comparison average per 100
All discipline Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
In-school suspensions Not reported — Not reported — — —
Out-of-school suspensions Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
DAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Mandatory DAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Discretionary DAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
JJAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Mandatory JJAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Discretionary JJAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Expulsions Not reported — Not reported — — —
Mandatory expulsions Not reported — Not reported — — —
Discretionary expulsions Not reported — Not reported — — —

Selected comparisons use rates, not raw counts, so differently sized charter campuses can be read on the same basis. Each average uses only group members for which TEA reported that rate; this school's own counts and rates remain fixed.

Students, actions and incidents are different units. One student can receive multiple actions. The categories overlap, so they must not be added together. Rates use TEA's matching cumulative year-end enrollment, not the October enrollment shown elsewhere on this page.

Source: TEA Discipline Reports, fetched 24 August 2026. Suppressed values stay unavailable rather than being estimated. Use 2020–21 cautiously because remote instruction during the pandemic changed students' exposure to in-person discipline. TEA consolidated its separate action-group reports into this product in 2024–25; this trend uses only the stable “All discipline” heading.

Spending per student

The campus and its parent district stay fixed while the selected same-sector txschools.net comparison changes with the page-wide control. TEA's own peer group and statewide reference remain visible as separately published, fixed TEA references.

$2k$11k$20k20182020202220242025
  • Ruth Jones McClendon MS
  • Parent district: George Gervin Academy
  • Texas average
  • Selected comparison: Similar economic-disadvantage rate

Spending per student · 2025

This school
$2,251
Selected comparison
$12,072

average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 204 rated charter campuses reporting

−$9,821 vs similar economic context

For 2025, TEA reported $2,251 per student for this campus, $12,207 per student for its parent district, George Gervin Academy, $18,972 per student for the Texas average.

Not reported in this TEA campus finance record: TEA peer group.

View yearly spending figures
Spending per student by year
YearRuth Jones McClendon MSParent district: George Gervin AcademyTexas averageSelected comparison averageReportingselected comparison
2018$6,176$9,745$13,054$8,688 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 114 rated charter campuses reporting
2019$6,725$11,591$13,108$8,362 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 154 rated charter campuses reporting
2020$9,622$11,984$14,058$8,934 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 158 rated charter campuses reporting
2021$8,587$14,131$14,797$9,395 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 172 rated charter campuses reporting
2022$13,125$14,154$15,708$11,442 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 183 rated charter campuses reporting
2023$11,725$16,853$16,792$11,382 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 190 rated charter campuses reporting
2024$11,035$12,722$18,125$11,168 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 197 rated charter campuses reporting
2025$2,251$12,207$18,972$12,072 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 204 rated charter campuses reporting

The selected-comparison reporting count is year-specific and can vary across the table. Dollar amounts are shown as TEA published them and are not adjusted for inflation.

Teachers and actual class size

Average salary
$59,939−$4,233 vs similar economic context
Teachers
2−26.4 vs similar economic context
Students per staff member
17.3−1.0 vs similar economic context

Teaching experience

Ruth Jones McClendon MS

1 to 5 years: 100%
  • 1 to 5 years 100%

Selected comparison average For charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 207 reporting for every category shown · 207 in full cohort

Beginning: 13.3%1 to 5 years: 47.9%6 to 10 years: 19.4%11 to 20 years: 14.9%21 to 30 years: 3.9%Over 30 years: 0.6%
  • Beginning 13.3%
  • 1 to 5 years 47.9%
  • 6 to 10 years 19.4%
  • 11 to 20 years 14.9%
  • 21 to 30 years 3.9%
  • Over 30 years 0.6%

Average students in a class

TEA average class size by grade or subject for Ruth Jones McClendon MS in 2024–25
Grade or subjectAverage students per classRuth Jones McClendon MS · 2024–25Average students per classselected comparison
Secondary English29.619
Secondary languages other than English2018.1
Secondary math17.819.8
Secondary science24.920.5
Secondary social studies23.520.8

These are TEA's actual class-size averages for the grade or subject shown, not the student-to-teacher ratio. TEA reported 5 of 12 categories for this campus; the categories are not combined into a made-up campus-wide average. Each selected comparison average uses only schools reporting that same grade or subject.

Source: TEA Texas Academic Performance Reports, fetched 24 August 2026.

Where this school ranks best

Out of 85 rankings computed across every published metric and every available comparison group, these are all the measures that meet this site’s distinctive-placement threshold. The list does not change when you change Compare against. Each measure appears once, using its strongest placement. Press Copy for a citable sentence.

#1 rankings

First-place results

4 measures

  • 1of 807

    Chronically absent (lowest is best)

    Texas charter average · of the 807 that report this measure · tied with 9 · full ranking

  • 1of 331

    Graduated under an advanced diploma plan and identified as a current special education student

    Texas charter average · of the 331 that report this measure

  • 1of 204

    Attendance

    Similar economic-disadvantage rate · of the 204 that report this measure

  • 1of 67

    Graduated with completed individualized education program (IEP) and workforce readiness

    Similar economic-disadvantage rate · of the 67 that report this measure

#4–10 rankings

Fourth- through tenth-place results

9 measures

  • 6of 29

    Four-Year Completion Rate

    Similar economic-disadvantage rate (alternative-education accountability only) · of the 29 that report this measure

  • 7of 67

    Earned an industry-based certification

    Similar economic-disadvantage rate · of the 67 that report this measure

  • 7of 14

    Student Achievement

    Similar size · of the 14 that report this measure · tied with 2

  • 7of 11

    Social Studies — Approaches

    Similar size · of the 11 that report this measure

  • 8of 11

    School Progress

    Similar size · of the 11 that report this measure

  • 9of 29

    Six-Year Completion Rate

    Similar economic-disadvantage rate (alternative-education accountability only) · of the 29 that report this measure

  • 9of 14

    Overall score

    Similar size · of the 14 that report this measure

  • 10of 11

    Social Studies — Meets

    Similar size · of the 11 that report this measure

  • 10of 10

    Per-student spending

    Similar size · of the 10 that report this measure

These are selected high placements, not a summary. Every figure above this section is the full picture, including where this school ranks poorly. Each measure appears once here, using its strongest qualifying placement across all available comparison groups. Very large ties are left out because they do not distinguish this school; any tie that does appear is labeled. Every ranking this site publishes, including the ones no school would put in a press release.

Where this comes from

The Texas Education Agency publishes the underlying accountability reports and data downloads. Ratings, outcomes, demographics, staffing and finance on this page come from TEA data available through txschools.gov, fetched 15 August 2026. TEA’s Reports and Data Portal links the official bulk files. Enrollment history comes from TEA's PEIMS Student Program and Special Populations reports, fetched 24 August 2026. The student-count context comes from TEA’s bulk accountability summary, fetched 29 August 2026; TEA’s masking definitions explain withheld values. The dated notice, staffing, discipline, transfer, community and postsecondary sections cite their separate TEA, Census or THECB publication in place. Every archived source carries checksums so each number stays traceable to the bytes the public agency served.

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