Maple Primary Center in Los Angeles, California on DonorsChoose

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About this school

Maple Primary Center is an urban public school in Los Angeles, California that is part of Los Angeles Unified School District. It serves 149 students in grades Pre-K - 1 with a student/teacher ratio of 13.5:1. Its teachers have had 50 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

Equity Focus School

Support towards this school will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Public School

Title 1

Grades Pre-K - 1

149 Students

11 Teachers

3601 Maple Ave

Los Angeles, CA 90011 View local requests

Evidence-based impact

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Ms. Vero, a DonorsChoose teacher for 9 years.

Kindergarten teacher at PS81 - Robert J. Christen School in Bronx, NY

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Maple Primary Center Demographics

95%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

93%

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.

Maple Primary Center Support on DonorsChoose Last updated Dec 5, 2025

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