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About this school
O.J. Actis Junior High School is
an urban public school
in Bakersfield, California that is part of Panama - Buena Vista Union School District.
It serves 700 students
in grades 7 - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 18.9:1.
Its teachers have had 110 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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82%
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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O.J. Actis Junior High School
$58,617
raised using DonorsChoose
110
projects
funded
22
teachers
funded
233
donors
5
projects
for
basic supplies
4
projects for
technology
16
projects for
books
14
projects
for
art supplies
O.J. Actis Junior High School has received support from
191 individuals from California and
42 individuals out-of-state.