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About this school
Muir Fundamental School is
an urban public school
in Santa Ana, California that is part of Santa Ana Unified School District.
It serves 613 students
in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 18.0:1.
Its teachers have had 65 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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94%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Muir Fundamental School
$36,470
raised using DonorsChoose
65
projects
funded
25
teachers
funded
150
donors
2
projects for
technology
4
projects for
books
1
project
for
art supplies
Muir Fundamental School has received support from
115 individuals from California and
35 individuals out-of-state.
