Van Deene Avenue Elementary School in Torrance, California on �ǿմ�ý

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Van Deene Avenue Elementary School

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Van Deene Avenue Elementary School is a suburban public school in Torrance, California that is part of Los Angeles Unified School District. It serves 326 students in grades Pre-K - 6 with a student/teacher ratio of 20.4:1. Its teachers have had 133 projects funded on �ǿմ�ý.

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Title 1

Grades Pre-K - 6

326 Students

16 Teachers

826 Javelin St

Torrance, CA 90502 View local requests

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Van Deene Avenue Elementary School Demographics

78%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

91%

of students are Black, Latino, Native American, or Asian

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