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About this school
Willow Elementary School is
a suburban public school
in South Gate, California that is part of Los Angeles Unified School District.
It serves 439 students
in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 19.1:1.
Its teachers have had 447 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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98%
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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Willow Elementary School
$207,125
raised using DonorsChoose
447
projects
funded
39
teachers
funded
438
donors
32
projects
for
basic supplies
81
projects for
technology
28
projects for
books
20
projects
for
art supplies
Willow Elementary School has received support from
318 individuals from California and
120 individuals out-of-state.