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About this school
Joe Nightingale Elementary School is
a suburban public school
in Santa Maria, California that is part of Orcutt Union School District.
It serves 684 students
in grades Pre-K - 6 with a student/teacher ratio of 23.6:1.
Its teachers have had 52 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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Source: the National Center for Education Statistics
66%
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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Joe Nightingale Elementary School
$25,370
raised using DonorsChoose
52
projects
funded
7
teachers
funded
407
donors
5
projects
for
basic supplies
4
projects for
technology
8
projects for
books
3
projects
for
art supplies
Joe Nightingale Elementary School has received support from
214 individuals from California and
193 individuals out-of-state.
