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About this school
Bandini Street Elementary School is
an urban public school
in San Pedro, California that is part of Los Angeles Unified School District.
It serves 241 students
in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 16.1:1.
Its teachers have had 355 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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92%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Bandini Street Elementary School
$152,203
raised using DonorsChoose
355
projects
funded
33
teachers
funded
620
donors
35
projects
for
basic supplies
69
projects for
technology
35
projects for
books
20
projects
for
art supplies
Bandini Street Elementary School has received support from
523 individuals from California and
97 individuals out-of-state.