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Kern Avenue Elementary School

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Kern Avenue Elementary School is a town public school in Mc Farland, California that is part of Mcfarland Unified Sch District. It serves 706 students in grades Pre-K - 7 with a student/teacher ratio of 26.1:1. Its teachers have had 95 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Title 1

Grades Pre-K - 7

706 Students

27 Teachers

356 W Kern Ave

Mc Farland, CA 93250 View local requests

http://www.mcfarlandusd.com/kaes/

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Kern Avenue Elementary School 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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Kern Avenue Elementary School

$61,735

raised using DonorsChoose

projects funded

teachers funded

156

donors

projects for basic supplies

projects for technology

projects for books

projects for art supplies

Kern Avenue Elementary School has received support from 101 individuals from California and 55 individuals out-of-state.

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