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About this school
Florence Nightingale Middle School is
an urban public school
in Los Angeles, California that is part of Los Angeles Unified School District.
It serves 818 students
in grades 6 - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 20.0:1.
Its teachers have had 901 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 6 - 8
818 Students
41 Teachers
3311 N Figueroa StContact info is sourced from our partners at MDR Education, and DonorsChoose updates our site ahead of each school year.
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95%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Florence Nightingale Middle School
$529,818
raised using DonorsChoose
901
projects
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teachers
funded
1,680
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124
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Florence Nightingale Middle School has received support from
1,436 individuals from California and
244 individuals out-of-state.