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About this school
Acorn - Woodland Elementary School is
an urban public school
in Oakland, California that is part of Oakland Unified School District.
It serves 290 students
in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 22.3:1.
Its teachers have had 98 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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92%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Acorn - Woodland Elementary School
$77,800
raised using DonorsChoose
98
projects
funded
39
teachers
funded
296
donors
7
projects
for
basic supplies
7
projects for
technology
23
projects for
books
4
projects
for
art supplies
Acorn - Woodland Elementary School has received support from
215 individuals from California and
81 individuals out-of-state.
