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Nevin Avenue Elementary School is
an urban public school
in Los Angeles, California that is part of Los Angeles Unified School District.
It serves 492 students
in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 18.2:1.
Its teachers have had 812 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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98%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
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Nevin Avenue Elementary School
$414,347
raised using DonorsChoose
812
projects
funded
51
teachers
funded
1,213
donors
105
projects
for
basic supplies
219
projects for
technology
63
projects for
books
52
projects
for
art supplies
Nevin Avenue Elementary School has received support from
970 individuals from California and
243 individuals out-of-state.