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About this school
Crestwood Steam Magnet School is
a suburban public school
in Rancho Palos Verdes, California that is part of Los Angeles Unified School District.
It serves 291 students
in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
Its teachers have had 214 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
75%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
Data about school demographics comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. The numbers in this chart may not add up to 100% because of limitations in the available data.
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Crestwood Steam Magnet School
$131,723
raised using DonorsChoose
214
projects
funded
42
teachers
funded
436
donors
23
projects
for
basic supplies
28
projects for
technology
18
projects for
books
12
projects
for
art supplies
Crestwood Steam Magnet School has received support from
381 individuals from California and
55 individuals out-of-state.