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Bertrand Avenue Elementary School is
an urban public school
in Reseda, California that is part of Los Angeles Unified School District.
It serves 303 students
in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 17.8:1.
Its teachers have had 91 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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86%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Bertrand Avenue Elementary School
$33,144
raised using DonorsChoose
91
projects
funded
21
teachers
funded
223
donors
2
projects
for
basic supplies
10
projects for
technology
12
projects for
books
13
projects
for
art supplies
Bertrand Avenue Elementary School has received support from
195 individuals from California and
28 individuals out-of-state.
