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Hancock Park Elementary School

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Hancock Park Elementary School is an urban public school in Los Angeles, California that is part of Los Angeles Unified School District. It serves 555 students in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 18.5:1. Its teachers have had 87 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Grades Pre-K - 5

555 Students

30 Teachers

408 S Fairfax Ave

Los Angeles, CA 90036 View local requests

http://www.lausd.k12.ca.us/hancock_park_el

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Hancock Park Elementary School Demographics

54%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

59%

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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Hancock Park Elementary School

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teachers funded

532

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projects for books

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Hancock Park Elementary School has received support from 434 individuals from California and 98 individuals out-of-state.

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