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About this school
Sunnybrae Elementary School is
an urban public school
in San Mateo, California that is part of San Mateo-foster City Sch Dist.
It serves 359 students
in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 19.9:1.
Its teachers have had 104 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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81%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Sunnybrae Elementary School
$54,755
raised using DonorsChoose
104
projects
funded
33
teachers
funded
381
donors
6
projects
for
basic supplies
7
projects for
technology
29
projects for
books
3
projects
for
art supplies
Sunnybrae Elementary School has received support from
333 individuals from California and
48 individuals out-of-state.
