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King - Chavez Academy of Excellence is
an urban public school
in San Diego, California that is part of San Diego Unified School District.
It serves 245 students
in grades Pre-K - 8.
Its teachers have had 117 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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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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King - Chavez Academy of Excellence
$63,690
raised using DonorsChoose
117
projects
funded
39
teachers
funded
445
donors
5
projects
for
basic supplies
9
projects for
technology
14
projects for
books
8
projects
for
art supplies
King - Chavez Academy of Excellence has received support from
288 individuals from California and
157 individuals out-of-state.