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Malcolm X Arts Elementary Magnet School

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Malcolm X Arts Elementary Magnet School is an urban public school in Berkeley, California that is part of Berkeley Unified School District. It serves 460 students in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 16.4:1. Its teachers have had 83 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

Public School

Title 1

Grades Pre-K - 5

460 Students

28 Teachers

1731 Prince St

Berkeley, CA 94703 View local requests

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Malcolm X Arts Elementary Magnet School Demographics

33%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

37%

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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Malcolm X Arts Elementary Magnet School

$81,229

raised using DonorsChoose

projects funded

teachers funded

475

donors

projects for basic supplies

projects for technology

projects for books

projects for art supplies

Malcolm X Arts Elementary Magnet School has received support from 407 individuals from California and 68 individuals out-of-state.

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