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Orangethorpe Elementary School

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Orangethorpe Elementary School is a suburban public school in Fullerton, California that is part of Fullerton School District. It serves 530 students in grades Pre-K - 6 with a student/teacher ratio of 21.2:1. Its teachers have had 47 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Public School

Title 1

Grades Pre-K - 6

530 Students

25 Teachers

1400 S Brookhurst Rd

Fullerton, CA 92833 View local requests

http://www.fullertonsd.org/orangethorpe/

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Orangethorpe Elementary School Demographics

78%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

85%

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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Orangethorpe Elementary School

$30,747

raised using DonorsChoose

projects funded

teachers funded

146

donors

project for basic supplies

projects for technology

project for books

Orangethorpe Elementary School has received support from 118 individuals from California and 28 individuals out-of-state.

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