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H.B. Anderson Elementary School is
a suburban public school
in Garden Grove, California that is part of Westminster School District.
It serves 470 students
in grades Pre-K - 7 with a student/teacher ratio of 20.4:1.
Its teachers have had 29 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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90%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
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H.B. Anderson Elementary School
$13,875
raised using DonorsChoose
29
projects
funded
10
teachers
funded
74
donors
4
projects for
technology
19
projects for
books
H.B. Anderson Elementary School has received support from
64 individuals from California and
10 individuals out-of-state.