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Upper Lake Elementary School

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Upper Lake Elementary School is a rural public school in Upper Lake, California that is part of Upper Lake Unified School District. It serves 426 students in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 22.4:1. Its teachers have had 78 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Public School

Title 1

Grades Pre-K - 5

426 Students

19 Teachers

679 2nd St

Upper Lake, CA 95485 View local requests

http://www.ulesd.org

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Upper Lake Elementary School Demographics

95%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

42%

of students are Black, Latino, Native American, or Asian

Schools in districts that mainly serve students of color receive substantially less state and local support than similar districts that serve primarily White students. Learn more about this gap, why it exists, and how you can help close it.

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Upper Lake Elementary School

$61,145

raised using DonorsChoose

projects funded

teachers funded

113

donors

projects for basic supplies

projects for technology

projects for books

projects for art supplies

Upper Lake Elementary School has received support from 98 individuals from California and 15 individuals out-of-state.

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Upper Lake Elementary School

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