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Towers Elementary School

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Towers Elementary School is an urban public school in Torrance, California that is part of Torrance Unified School District. It serves 608 students in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 26.4:1. Its teachers have had 39 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

Public School

Grades Pre-K - 5

608 Students

23 Teachers

5600 Towers St

Torrance, CA 90503 View local requests

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Towers Elementary School Demographics

24%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

53%

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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Towers Elementary School

$21,448

raised using DonorsChoose

projects funded

teachers funded

148

donors

projects for basic supplies

projects for technology

projects for books

Towers Elementary School has received support from 137 individuals from California and 11 individuals out-of-state.

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Towers Elementary School

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