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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 287 students
in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 16.9:1.
Its teachers have had 904 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
287 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
82%
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
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.
Tenderloin Community Elementary School Support on DonorsChoose
Last updated Aug 11, 2026
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Tenderloin Community Elementary School
$407,497
raised using DonorsChoose
904
projects
funded
71
teachers
funded
1,768
donors
66
projects
for
basic supplies
118
projects for
technology
104
projects for
books
75
projects
for
art supplies
Tenderloin Community Elementary School has received support from
1,365 individuals from California and
403 individuals out-of-state.