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Our students have more room to move around during indoor recess and not fear that the chairs will slide down the onto the floor.\r\n The chairs are not safely stored in a corner of the auditorium off the floor and also easier to access when needed. We are trying to teach our students to take pride in our school and to help keep it clean. By adding this additional piece of equipment students now can see how we keep the school clean and organized everywhere.","fullyFundedDate":1733407150215,"projectUrl":"project/safe-area-to-play/8666491/","projectTitle":"Safe Area to Play","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Seow","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-3_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/kseow"},{"teacherId":9899740,"projectId":9066392,"letterContent":"We appreciate you! We use our snacks to fuel students to better their day to help them learn. 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About this school
Malcolm X Academy is
an urban public school
in San Francisco, California that is part of San Francisco Unified School District.
It serves 105 students
in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 15.0:1.
Its teachers have had 108 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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69%
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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Malcolm X Academy
$68,326
raised using DonorsChoose
108
projects
funded
30
teachers
funded
266
donors
6
projects
for
basic supplies
13
projects for
technology
8
projects for
books
3
projects
for
art supplies
Malcolm X Academy has received support from
218 individuals from California and
48 individuals out-of-state.