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About this school
Redwood Elementary School is
an urban public school
in Grants Pass, Oregon that is part of Grants Pass School District 7.
It serves 446 students
in grades K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 19.4:1.
Its teachers have had 445 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
Supporting this school will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.
Public School
Title 1
Data about Title 1 status comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education.
Grades K - 5
446 Students
23 Teachers
3163 Leonard RdContact info is sourced from our partners at MDR Education, and DonorsChoose updates our site ahead of each school year.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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24%
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 Aug 25, 2026
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Redwood Elementary School
$165,599
raised using DonorsChoose
445
projects
funded
37
teachers
funded
1,381
donors
52
projects
for
basic supplies
36
projects for
technology
60
projects for
books
35
projects
for
art supplies
Redwood Elementary School has received support from
401 individuals from Oregon and
980 individuals out-of-state.