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About this school
San Jose Street Elementary School is
an urban public school
in Mission Hills, California that is part of Los Angeles Unified School District.
It serves 672 students
in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 24.0:1.
Its teachers have had 202 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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Source: the National Center for Education Statistics
88%
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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San Jose Street Elementary School
$128,425
raised using DonorsChoose
202
projects
funded
37
teachers
funded
1,204
donors
12
projects
for
basic supplies
23
projects for
technology
34
projects for
books
6
projects
for
art supplies
San Jose Street Elementary School has received support from
1,049 individuals from California and
155 individuals out-of-state.