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About this school
El Dorado Elementary School is
an urban public school
in San Francisco, California that is part of San Francisco Unified School District.
It serves 123 students
in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 10.2:1.
Its teachers have had 458 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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Source: the National Center for Education Statistics
73%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
Data about school demographics comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. The numbers in this chart may not add up to 100% because of limitations in the available data.
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Last updated Dec 5, 2025
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El Dorado Elementary School
$246,807
raised using DonorsChoose
458
projects
funded
51
teachers
funded
1,789
donors
12
projects
for
basic supplies
7
projects for
technology
49
projects for
books
6
projects
for
art supplies
El Dorado Elementary School has received support from
1,251 individuals from California and
538 individuals out-of-state.