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About this school
Van Deene Avenue Elementary School is
a suburban public school
in Torrance, California that is part of Los Angeles Unified School District.
It serves 326 students
in grades Pre-K - 6 with a student/teacher ratio of 20.4:1.
Its teachers have had 132 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
91%
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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Van Deene Avenue Elementary School
$77,558
raised using DonorsChoose
132
projects
funded
25
teachers
funded
283
donors
15
projects for
technology
29
projects for
books
7
projects
for
art supplies
Van Deene Avenue Elementary School has received support from
224 individuals from California and
59 individuals out-of-state.