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About this school
Emerson Community Charter School is
an urban public school
in Los Angeles, California that is part of Los Angeles Unified School District.
It serves 446 students
in grades 6 - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 17.8:1.
Its teachers have had 443 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 6 - 8
446 Students
25 Teachers
1650 Selby AveContact info is sourced from our partners at MDR Education, and DonorsChoose updates our site ahead of each school year.
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57%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Emerson Community Charter School
$260,169
raised using DonorsChoose
443
projects
funded
37
teachers
funded
1,217
donors
22
projects
for
basic supplies
22
projects for
technology
75
projects for
books
15
projects
for
art supplies
Emerson Community Charter School has received support from
893 individuals from California and
324 individuals out-of-state.