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Las Animas Elementary School is
a suburban public school
in Gilroy, California that is part of Gilroy Unified School District.
It serves 793 students
in grades K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 28.3:1.
Its teachers have had 71 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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73%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Las Animas Elementary School
$31,397
raised using DonorsChoose
71
projects
funded
15
teachers
funded
208
donors
5
projects
for
basic supplies
4
projects for
technology
15
projects for
books
3
projects
for
art supplies
Las Animas Elementary School has received support from
150 individuals from California and
58 individuals out-of-state.
