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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 440 students
in grades Pre-K - 6 with a student/teacher ratio of 19.1:1.
Its teachers have had 1,667 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
Supporting this school will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.
Public School
Title 1
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Grades Pre-K - 6
440 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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95%
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Jeanne Meadows Elementary School
$543,322
raised using DonorsChoose
1,667
projects
funded
53
teachers
funded
1,372
donors
241
projects
for
basic supplies
183
projects for
technology
257
projects for
books
208
projects
for
art supplies
Jeanne Meadows Elementary School has received support from
1,042 individuals from California and
330 individuals out-of-state.