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About this school
Lone Tree Elementary School is
a suburban public school
in Antioch, California that is part of Antioch Unified School District.
It serves 527 students
in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 19.5:1.
Its teachers have had 105 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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84%
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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Lone Tree Elementary School
$52,859
raised using DonorsChoose
105
projects
funded
47
teachers
funded
229
donors
7
projects
for
basic supplies
10
projects for
technology
21
projects for
books
1
project
for
art supplies
Lone Tree Elementary School has received support from
188 individuals from California and
41 individuals out-of-state.