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Ruby Drive Elementary School

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Ruby Drive Elementary School is a suburban public school in Placentia, California that is part of Placentia Yorba Linda Usd. It serves 380 students in grades Pre-K - 6 with a student/teacher ratio of 27.1:1. Its teachers have had 84 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Public School

Title 1

Grades Pre-K - 6

380 Students

14 Teachers

601 Ruby Dr

Placentia, CA 92870 View local requests

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Mrs. Davidson-Burrows

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Ruby Drive Elementary School Demographics

95%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

94%

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.

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Ruby Drive Elementary School

$30,757

raised using DonorsChoose

projects funded

teachers funded

111

donors

projects for basic supplies

projects for technology

projects for books

projects for art supplies

Ruby Drive Elementary School has received support from 90 individuals from California and 21 individuals out-of-state.

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