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About this school
Atwater Avenue Elementary School is
an urban public school
in Los Angeles, California that is part of Los Angeles Unified School District.
It serves 342 students
in grades Pre-K - 6 with a student/teacher ratio of 21.4:1.
Its teachers have had 196 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
Supporting this school will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.
Public School
Title 1
Data about Title 1 status comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education.
Grades Pre-K - 6
342 Students
16 Teachers
3271 Silver Lake BlvdContact info is sourced from our partners at MDR Education, and DonorsChoose updates our site ahead of each school year.
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69%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Last updated Aug 29, 2026
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Atwater Avenue Elementary School
$79,792
raised using DonorsChoose
196
projects
funded
31
teachers
funded
536
donors
34
projects
for
basic supplies
33
projects for
technology
26
projects for
books
3
projects
for
art supplies
Atwater Avenue Elementary School has received support from
416 individuals from California and
120 individuals out-of-state.
