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About this school
Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary School is
a suburban public school
in Garden Grove, California that is part of Garden Grove Unified School District.
It serves 465 students
in grades Pre-K - 6 with a student/teacher ratio of 17.2:1.
Its teachers have had 1,039 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
Supporting this school will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.
Public School
Title 1
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Grades Pre-K - 6
465 Students
27 Teachers
13221 Lilly StContact info is sourced from our partners at MDR Education, and DonorsChoose updates our site ahead of each school year.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary School Demographics
72%
of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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Source: the National Center for Education Statistics
96%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary School
$544,425
raised using DonorsChoose
1,039
projects
funded
56
teachers
funded
1,743
donors
211
projects
for
basic supplies
73
projects for
technology
133
projects for
books
158
projects
for
art supplies
Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary School has received support from
566 individuals from California and
1,177 individuals out-of-state.