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About this school
Fair Oaks Elementary School is
a suburban public school
in Pleasant Hill, California that is part of Mount Diablo Unified School District.
It serves 364 students
in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 24.3:1.
Its teachers have had 410 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 - 5
364 Students
15 Teachers
2400 Lisa LnContact info is sourced from our partners at MDR Education, and DonorsChoose updates our site ahead of each school year.
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68%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
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Fair Oaks Elementary School
$245,096
raised using DonorsChoose
410
projects
funded
46
teachers
funded
457
donors
42
projects
for
basic supplies
41
projects for
technology
51
projects for
books
30
projects
for
art supplies
Fair Oaks Elementary School has received support from
356 individuals from California and
101 individuals out-of-state.