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Blacow Elementary School

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Blacow Elementary School is an urban public school in Fremont, California that is part of Fremont Unified School District. It serves 576 students in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 25.0:1. Its teachers have had 95 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Grades Pre-K - 5

576 Students

23 Teachers

40404 Sundale Dr

Fremont, CA 94538 View local requests

https://fremontunified.org/blacow/

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Blacow Elementary School Demographics

42%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

82%

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

Schools in districts that mainly serve students of color receive substantially less state and local support than similar districts that serve primarily White students. Learn more about this gap, why it exists, and how you can help close it.

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Blacow Elementary School

$57,361

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projects funded

teachers funded

378

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projects for technology

projects for books

projects for art supplies

Blacow Elementary School has received support from 331 individuals from California and 47 individuals out-of-state.

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