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Holmes Elementary School

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Holmes Elementary School is an urban public school in San Diego, California that is part of San Diego Unified School District. It serves 503 students in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 21.9:1. Its teachers have had 54 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

Public School

Grades Pre-K - 5

503 Students

23 Teachers

4902 Mount Ararat Dr

San Diego, CA 92111 View local requests

http://www.sandi.net/holmes

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Holmes Elementary School Demographics

24%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

21%

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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Holmes Elementary School

$20,786

raised using DonorsChoose

projects funded

teachers funded

155

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projects for basic supplies

projects for technology

projects for books

projects for art supplies

Holmes Elementary School has received support from 143 individuals from California and 12 individuals out-of-state.

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