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About this school
San Mateo Park Elementary School is
an urban public school
in San Mateo, California that is part of San Mateo-foster City Sch Dist.
It serves 326 students
in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 20.4:1.
Its teachers have had 103 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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Source: the National Center for Education Statistics
85%
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 Dec 25, 2025
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San Mateo Park Elementary School
$49,366
raised using DonorsChoose
103
projects
funded
27
teachers
funded
308
donors
9
projects
for
basic supplies
12
projects for
technology
23
projects for
books
7
projects
for
art supplies
San Mateo Park Elementary School has received support from
275 individuals from California and
33 individuals out-of-state.
