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Sherwood Forest Elementary School is
an urban public school
in Norfolk, Virginia that is part of Norfolk Public Schools.
It serves 406 students
in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 11.0:1.
Its teachers have had 303 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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68%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Sherwood Forest Elementary School
$117,958
raised using DonorsChoose
303
projects
funded
38
teachers
funded
504
donors
32
projects
for
basic supplies
33
projects for
technology
22
projects for
books
15
projects
for
art supplies
Sherwood Forest Elementary School has received support from
190 individuals from Virginia and
314 individuals out-of-state.