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About this school
Arroyo Seco Elementary School is
an urban public school
in Livermore, California that is part of Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District.
It serves 582 students
in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 21.6:1.
Its teachers have had 409 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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Grades Pre-K - 5
582 Students
27 Teachers
5280 Irene WayContact info is sourced from our partners at MDR Education, and DonorsChoose updates our site ahead of each school year.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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Source: the National Center for Education Statistics
41%
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.
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Arroyo Seco Elementary School
$239,558
raised using DonorsChoose
409
projects
funded
54
teachers
funded
799
donors
25
projects
for
basic supplies
77
projects for
technology
38
projects for
books
9
projects
for
art supplies
Arroyo Seco Elementary School has received support from
698 individuals from California and
101 individuals out-of-state.