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Kingsbury Elementary School

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Kingsbury Elementary School is an urban public school in Redlands, California that is part of Redlands Unified School District. It serves 487 students in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 25.6:1. Its teachers have had 7 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Title 1

Grades Pre-K - 5

487 Students

19 Teachers

600 Cajon St

Redlands, CA 92373 View local requests

http://www.redlandsusd.net/kingsbury

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Kingsbury Elementary School Demographics

73%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

70%

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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Kingsbury Elementary School

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Kingsbury Elementary School has received support from 26 individuals from California and 6 individuals out-of-state.

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