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About this school
Harry Bridges Span School is
an urban public school
in Wilmington, California that is part of Los Angeles Unified School District.
It serves 1,169 students
in grades Pre-K - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 23.4:1.
Its teachers have had 330 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
Supporting this school will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.
Public School
Title 1
Data about Title 1 status comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education.
Grades Pre-K - 8
1,169 Students
50 Teachers
1235 Broad AveContact info is sourced from our partners at MDR Education, and DonorsChoose updates our site ahead of each school year.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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96%
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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Harry Bridges Span School
$162,816
raised using DonorsChoose
330
projects
funded
50
teachers
funded
498
donors
55
projects
for
basic supplies
72
projects for
technology
35
projects for
books
34
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art supplies
Harry Bridges Span School has received support from
404 individuals from California and
94 individuals out-of-state.