John Still Elementary School in Sacramento, California on DonorsChoose

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John Still Elementary School is a public school in Sacramento, California that is part of Sacramento City Unified School District. It serves 441 students in grades Not specified. Its teachers have had 3 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Public School

Grades Not specified

441 Students

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2200 John Still Dr

Sacramento, CA 95832 View local requests

https://johnstillk8.scusd.edu/

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John Still Elementary School Demographics

69%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

67%

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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