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Los Angeles Academy Middle School

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Los Angeles Academy Middle School is an urban public school in Los Angeles, California that is part of Los Angeles Unified School District. It serves 891 students in grades 6 - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 19.0:1. Its teachers have had 96 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Public School

Title 1

Grades 6 - 8

891 Students

47 Teachers

644 E 56th St

Los Angeles, CA 90011 View local requests

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Los Angeles Academy Middle School Demographics

95%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

97%

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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Los Angeles Academy Middle School

$55,224

raised using DonorsChoose

projects funded

teachers funded

560

donors

projects for basic supplies

projects for technology

projects for books

Los Angeles Academy Middle School has received support from 476 individuals from California and 84 individuals out-of-state.

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