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About this school
Apricot Valley Elementary School is
a town public school
in Patterson, California that is part of Patterson Joint Unified School District.
It serves 775 students
in grades K - 6 with a student/teacher ratio of 25.0:1.
Its teachers have had 666 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
Supporting this school will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.
Public School
Title 1
Data about Title 1 status comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education.
Grades K - 6
775 Students
31 Teachers
1320 Henley PkwyContact info is sourced from our partners at MDR Education, and DonorsChoose updates our site ahead of each school year.
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78%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Apricot Valley Elementary School
$214,100
raised using DonorsChoose
666
projects
funded
63
teachers
funded
1,316
donors
78
projects
for
basic supplies
29
projects for
technology
138
projects for
books
58
projects
for
art supplies
Apricot Valley Elementary School has received support from
586 individuals from California and
730 individuals out-of-state.