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About this school
Coliseum Street Elementary School is
an urban public school
in Los Angeles, California that is part of Los Angeles Unified School District.
It serves 226 students
in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 20.5:1.
Its teachers have had 61 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 - 5
226 Students
11 Teachers
4400 Coliseum StContact info is sourced from our partners at MDR Education, and DonorsChoose updates our site ahead of each school year.
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93%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Coliseum Street Elementary School
$26,806
raised using DonorsChoose
61
projects
funded
14
teachers
funded
152
donors
4
projects
for
basic supplies
10
projects for
technology
9
projects for
books
Coliseum Street Elementary School has received support from
110 individuals from California and
42 individuals out-of-state.
