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Los Penasquitos Elementary School

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Los Penasquitos Elementary School is an urban public school in San Diego, California that is part of Poway Unified School District. It serves 624 students in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 29.7:1. Its teachers have had 85 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

Public School

Title 1

Grades Pre-K - 5

624 Students

21 Teachers

14125 Cuca St

San Diego, CA 92129 View local requests

http://www.powayusd.com/pusdlpes

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Los Penasquitos Elementary School Demographics

38%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

54%

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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Los Penasquitos Elementary School

$34,238

raised using DonorsChoose

projects funded

teachers funded

239

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projects for basic supplies

project for technology

projects for books

Los Penasquitos Elementary School has received support from 198 individuals from California and 41 individuals out-of-state.

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