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About this school
Roosevelt Elementary School is
an urban public school
in Redwood City, California that is part of Redwood City School District.
It serves 473 students
in grades K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 18.9:1.
Its teachers have had 334 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
473 Students
25 Teachers
2223 Vera AveContact info is sourced from our partners at MDR Education, and DonorsChoose updates our site ahead of each school year.
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78%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Roosevelt Elementary School
$179,110
raised using DonorsChoose
334
projects
funded
55
teachers
funded
779
donors
39
projects
for
basic supplies
47
projects for
technology
64
projects for
books
26
projects
for
art supplies
Roosevelt Elementary School has received support from
523 individuals from California and
256 individuals out-of-state.