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About this school
Edward Roybal Learning Center is
an urban public school
in Los Angeles, California that is part of Los Angeles Unified School District.
It serves 1,200 students
in grades 9 - 12 with a student/teacher ratio of 23.1:1.
Its teachers have had 76 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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95%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
Data about school demographics comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. The numbers in this chart may not add up to 100% because of limitations in the available data.
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Edward Roybal Learning Center
$41,213
raised using DonorsChoose
76
projects
funded
31
teachers
funded
214
donors
5
projects
for
basic supplies
11
projects for
technology
13
projects for
books
14
projects
for
art supplies
Edward Roybal Learning Center has received support from
170 individuals from California and
44 individuals out-of-state.