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About this school
Tenderloin Community Elementary School is
an urban public school
in San Francisco, California that is part of San Francisco Unified School District.
It serves 278 students
in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 16.4:1.
Its teachers have had 898 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 Pre-K - 5
278 Students
17 Teachers
627 Turk StContact info is sourced from our partners at MDR Education, and DonorsChoose updates our site ahead of each school year.
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Tenderloin Community Elementary School Demographics
95%
of students receive free or reduced price lunch
Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more
Source: the National Center for Education Statistics
77%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Last updated Jun 10, 2026
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Tenderloin Community Elementary School
$405,413
raised using DonorsChoose
898
projects
funded
71
teachers
funded
1,764
donors
65
projects
for
basic supplies
118
projects for
technology
103
projects for
books
73
projects
for
art supplies
Tenderloin Community Elementary School has received support from
1,362 individuals from California and
402 individuals out-of-state.