Young Oak Kim Academy in Los Angeles, California on DonorsChoose

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About this school

Young Oak Kim Academy is an urban public school in Los Angeles, California that is part of Los Angeles Unified School District. It serves 768 students in grades 6 - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 24.8:1. Its teachers have had 53 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

Equity Focus School

Support towards this school will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Public School

Title 1

Grades 6 - 8

768 Students

31 Teachers

615 Shatto Pl

Los Angeles, CA 90005 View local requests

http://www.lausd.net/young_oak_kim_academy/yoka

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Ms. Vero, a DonorsChoose teacher for 9 years.

Kindergarten teacher at PS81 - Robert J. Christen School in Bronx, NY

Young Oak Kim Academy Teachers on DonorsChoose

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Mr. De La Cruz Rosales

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Young Oak Kim Academy Demographics

95%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

96%

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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