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Aviation Elementary School

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Aviation Elementary School is a suburban public school in Hawthorne, California that is part of Wiseburn Unified School District. It serves 446 students in grades 3 - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 24.8:1. Its teachers have had 12 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Public School

Title 1

Grades 3 - 5

446 Students

18 Teachers

5403 W 138th St

Hawthorne, CA 90250 View local requests

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Aviation Elementary School Demographics

33%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

70%

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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Aviation Elementary School

$6,606

raised using DonorsChoose

projects funded

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project for basic supplies

projects for technology

project for books

Aviation Elementary School has received support from 22 individuals from California and 3 individuals out-of-state.

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