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About this school
Heliotrope Avenue Elementary School is
a suburban public school
in Maywood, California that is part of Los Angeles Unified School District.
It serves 487 students
in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 16.2:1.
Its teachers have had 201 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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Source: the National Center for Education Statistics
97%
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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Last updated Dec 5, 2025
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Heliotrope Avenue Elementary School
$102,399
raised using DonorsChoose
201
projects
funded
41
teachers
funded
1,022
donors
21
projects
for
basic supplies
34
projects for
technology
13
projects for
books
7
projects
for
art supplies
Heliotrope Avenue Elementary School has received support from
930 individuals from California and
92 individuals out-of-state.