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About this school
Graciano Gomez Elementary School is
an urban public school
in San Bernardino, California that is part of San Bernardino City Unified School District.
It serves 486 students
in grades K - 6 with a student/teacher ratio of 23.1:1.
Its teachers have had 51 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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Source: the National Center for Education Statistics
93%
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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Last updated Dec 5, 2025
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Graciano Gomez Elementary School
$19,533
raised using DonorsChoose
51
projects
funded
12
teachers
funded
109
donors
9
projects
for
basic supplies
16
projects for
technology
7
projects for
books
4
projects
for
art supplies
Graciano Gomez Elementary School has received support from
77 individuals from California and
32 individuals out-of-state.