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Dr Charles Drew College Preparatory Academy

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Dr Charles Drew College Preparatory Academy is an urban public school in San Francisco, California that is part of San Francisco Unified School District. It serves 187 students in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 17.0:1. Its teachers have had 105 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Public School

Title 1

Grades Pre-K - 5

187 Students

11 Teachers

50 Pomona St

San Francisco, CA 94124 View local requests

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Dr Charles Drew College Preparatory Academy Demographics

95%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

88%

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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Dr Charles Drew College Preparatory Academy

$54,094

raised using DonorsChoose

105

projects funded

teachers funded

342

donors

projects for basic supplies

projects for technology

projects for books

projects for art supplies

Dr Charles Drew College Preparatory Academy has received support from 261 individuals from California and 81 individuals out-of-state.

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