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Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo High School

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Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo High School is an urban public school in Long Beach, California that is part of Long Beach Unified School District. It serves 1,721 students in grades 9 - 12 with a student/teacher ratio of 16.7:1. Its teachers have had 51 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Title 1

Grades 9 - 12

1,721 Students

103 Teachers

2001 Santa Fe Ave

Long Beach, CA 90810 View local requests

https://cabrillo.lbschools.net/

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Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo High School Demographics

74%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

94%

of students are Black, Latino, Native American, or Asian

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Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo High School

$35,487

raised using DonorsChoose

projects funded

teachers funded

138

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projects for basic supplies

projects for technology

projects for books

projects for art supplies

Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo High School has received support from 116 individuals from California and 22 individuals out-of-state.

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