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About this school
Jeanne Meadows Elementary School is
an urban public school
in San Jose, California that is part of Franklin-McKinley School District.
It serves 496 students
in grades Pre-K - 6 with a student/teacher ratio of 21.6:1.
Its teachers have had 1,681 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 - 6
496 Students
23 Teachers
1250 Taper LnContact info is sourced from our partners at MDR Education, and DonorsChoose updates our site ahead of each school year.
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97%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Jeanne Meadows Elementary School
$546,765
raised using DonorsChoose
1,681
projects
funded
53
teachers
funded
1,376
donors
243
projects
for
basic supplies
185
projects for
technology
259
projects for
books
211
projects
for
art supplies
Jeanne Meadows Elementary School has received support from
1,045 individuals from California and
331 individuals out-of-state.