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About this school
Rolando Park Elementary School is
an urban public school
in San Diego, California that is part of San Diego Unified School District.
It serves 279 students
in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 31.0:1.
Its teachers have had 431 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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74%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Rolando Park Elementary School
$108,831
raised using DonorsChoose
431
projects
funded
31
teachers
funded
433
donors
97
projects
for
basic supplies
66
projects for
technology
102
projects for
books
32
projects
for
art supplies
Rolando Park Elementary School has received support from
323 individuals from California and
110 individuals out-of-state.