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Sycamore Magnet Academy

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Sycamore Magnet Academy is an urban public school in Tustin, California that is part of Tustin Unified School District. It serves 1,161 students in grades Pre-K - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 43.0:1. Its teachers have had 110 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Title 1

Grades Pre-K - 8

1,161 Students

27 Teachers

1402 Sycamore Ave

Tustin, CA 92780 View local requests

https://sycamore.tustin.k12.ca.us/

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Sycamore Magnet Academy Demographics

85%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

93%

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

Schools in districts that mainly serve students of color receive substantially less state and local support than similar districts that serve primarily White students. Learn more about this gap, why it exists, and how you can help close it.

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Sycamore Magnet Academy

$71,513

raised using DonorsChoose

110

projects funded

teachers funded

264

donors

projects for basic supplies

projects for technology

projects for books

projects for art supplies

Sycamore Magnet Academy has received support from 207 individuals from California and 57 individuals out-of-state.

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