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South Park Elementary School is
an urban public school
in Los Angeles, California that is part of Los Angeles Unified School District.
It serves 835 students
in grades Pre-K - 6 with a student/teacher ratio of 19.9:1.
Its teachers have had 1,016 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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95%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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South Park Elementary School
$570,666
raised using DonorsChoose
1,016
projects
funded
60
teachers
funded
2,016
donors
118
projects
for
basic supplies
154
projects for
technology
116
projects for
books
40
projects
for
art supplies
South Park Elementary School has received support from
1,545 individuals from California and
471 individuals out-of-state.