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Anderson Elementary School is
a suburban public school
in Compton, California that is part of Compton Unified School District.
It serves 400 students
in grades K - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 21.1:1.
Its teachers have had 242 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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98%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Anderson Elementary School
$119,117
raised using DonorsChoose
242
projects
funded
18
teachers
funded
342
donors
28
projects
for
basic supplies
38
projects for
technology
31
projects for
books
19
projects
for
art supplies
Anderson Elementary School has received support from
225 individuals from California and
117 individuals out-of-state.