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About this school
Kinoshita Elementary School is
a suburban public school
in San Juan Capistrano, California that is part of Capistrano Unified School District.
It serves 322 students
in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
Its teachers have had 27 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
98%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Kinoshita Elementary School
$14,148
raised using DonorsChoose
27
projects
funded
11
teachers
funded
80
donors
1
project
for
basic supplies
5
projects for
technology
8
projects for
books
1
project
for
art supplies
Kinoshita Elementary School has received support from
64 individuals from California and
16 individuals out-of-state.
