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Acorn - Woodland Elementary School

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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 97 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Public School

Title 1

Grades Pre-K - 5

290 Students

13 Teachers

1025 81st Ave

Oakland, CA 94621 View local requests

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Acorn - Woodland Elementary School Demographics

95%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

92%

of students are Black, Latino, Native American, or Asian

Schools in districts that mainly serve students of color receive substantially less state and local support than similar districts that serve primarily White students. Learn more about this gap, why it exists, and how you can help close it.

Acorn - Woodland Elementary School Support on DonorsChoose Last updated Dec 5, 2025

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Acorn - Woodland Elementary School

$77,558

raised using DonorsChoose

projects funded

teachers funded

293

donors

projects for basic supplies

projects for technology

projects for books

projects for art supplies

Acorn - Woodland Elementary School has received support from 215 individuals from California and 78 individuals out-of-state.

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