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Stockdale Elementary School is
an urban public school
in Bakersfield, California that is part of Panama - Buena Vista Union School District.
It serves 589 students
in grades Pre-K - 6 with a student/teacher ratio of 23.6:1.
Its teachers have had 491 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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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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Stockdale Elementary School
$247,856
raised using DonorsChoose
491
projects
funded
50
teachers
funded
589
donors
42
projects
for
basic supplies
62
projects for
technology
78
projects for
books
38
projects
for
art supplies
Stockdale Elementary School has received support from
410 individuals from California and
179 individuals out-of-state.