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About this school
Theodore Roosevelt Elementary School is
an urban public school
in Long Beach, California that is part of Long Beach Unified School District.
It serves 841 students
in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 22.7:1.
Its teachers have had 212 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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94%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Theodore Roosevelt Elementary School
$130,052
raised using DonorsChoose
212
projects
funded
30
teachers
funded
293
donors
17
projects
for
basic supplies
59
projects for
technology
49
projects for
books
4
projects
for
art supplies
Theodore Roosevelt Elementary School has received support from
241 individuals from California and
52 individuals out-of-state.
