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Kern Avenue Elementary School is
a town public school
in Mc Farland, California that is part of Mcfarland Unified Sch District.
It serves 706 students
in grades Pre-K - 7 with a student/teacher ratio of 26.1:1.
Its teachers have had 95 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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96%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Kern Avenue Elementary School
$61,735
raised using DonorsChoose
95
projects
funded
28
teachers
funded
156
donors
9
projects
for
basic supplies
20
projects for
technology
21
projects for
books
2
projects
for
art supplies
Kern Avenue Elementary School has received support from
101 individuals from California and
55 individuals out-of-state.
