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About this school
Tanners Creek Elementary School is
an urban public school
in Norfolk, Virginia that is part of Norfolk Public Schools.
It serves 517 students
in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
Its teachers have had 72 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
83%
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 5, 2025
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Tanners Creek Elementary School
$30,643
raised using DonorsChoose
72
projects
funded
24
teachers
funded
153
donors
4
projects
for
basic supplies
12
projects for
technology
9
projects for
books
3
projects
for
art supplies
Tanners Creek Elementary School has received support from
84 individuals from Virginia and
69 individuals out-of-state.