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About this school
Marianna Avenue Elementary School is
a suburban public school
in Los Angeles, California that is part of Los Angeles Unified School District.
It serves 286 students
in grades Pre-K - 6 with a student/teacher ratio of 17.9:1.
Its teachers have had 91 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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Marianna Avenue Elementary School
$78,803
raised using DonorsChoose
91
projects
funded
17
teachers
funded
246
donors
4
projects
for
basic supplies
36
projects for
technology
3
projects for
books
4
projects
for
art supplies
Marianna Avenue Elementary School has received support from
220 individuals from California and
26 individuals out-of-state.
