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Longfellow Elementary School is
an urban public school
in San Francisco, California that is part of San Francisco Unified School District.
It serves 454 students
in grades K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 19.7:1.
Its teachers have had 306 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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87%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Last updated Dec 5, 2025
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Longfellow Elementary School
$199,560
raised using DonorsChoose
306
projects
funded
47
teachers
funded
851
donors
33
projects
for
basic supplies
55
projects for
technology
51
projects for
books
16
projects
for
art supplies
Longfellow Elementary School has received support from
727 individuals from California and
124 individuals out-of-state.