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About this school
Griffith Middle School Steam Magnet is
a suburban public school
in Los Angeles, California that is part of Los Angeles Unified School District.
It serves 1,079 students
in grades 6 - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 18.3:1.
Its teachers have had 25 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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95%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Griffith Middle School Steam Magnet
$15,197
raised using DonorsChoose
25
projects
funded
18
teachers
funded
190
donors
1
project for
technology
2
projects for
books
Griffith Middle School Steam Magnet has received support from
158 individuals from California and
32 individuals out-of-state.
