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About this school
Stonecreek Junior High School is
an urban public school
in Bakersfield, California that is part of Panama - Buena Vista Union School District.
It serves 1,012 students
in grades 7 - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 21.5:1.
Its teachers have had 102 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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83%
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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Stonecreek Junior High School
$71,593
raised using DonorsChoose
102
projects
funded
35
teachers
funded
178
donors
5
projects
for
basic supplies
17
projects for
technology
14
projects for
books
2
projects
for
art supplies
Stonecreek Junior High School has received support from
148 individuals from California and
30 individuals out-of-state.