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About this school
John Adams Middle School is
an urban public school
in Los Angeles, California that is part of Los Angeles Unified School District.
It serves 686 students
in grades 6 - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 18.1:1.
Its teachers have had 166 projects funded on Ðǿմ«Ã½.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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96%
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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John Adams Middle School
$98,781
raised using Ðǿմ«Ã½
166
projects
funded
48
teachers
funded
1,123
donors
10
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for
basic supplies
17
projects for
technology
9
projects for
books
12
projects
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art supplies
John Adams Middle School has received support from
1,022 individuals from California and
101 individuals out-of-state.