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Patrick Henry Middle School

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Patrick Henry Middle School is an urban public school in Granada Hills, California that is part of Los Angeles Unified School District. It serves 1,039 students in grades 6 - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 20.8:1. Its teachers have had 125 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Title 1

Grades 6 - 8

1,039 Students

50 Teachers

17340 San Jose St

Granada Hills, CA 91344 View local requests

http://www.lausd.net/henry_ms

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Patrick Henry Middle School Demographics

76%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

80%

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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Patrick Henry Middle School

$106,005

raised using DonorsChoose

125

projects funded

teachers funded

1,276

donors

project for basic supplies

projects for technology

projects for books

projects for art supplies

Patrick Henry Middle School has received support from 1,204 individuals from California and 72 individuals out-of-state.

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