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About this school
Garfield Elementary School is
an urban public school
in San Francisco, California that is part of San Francisco Unified School District.
It serves 191 students
in grades K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 15.9:1.
Its teachers have had 246 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
69%
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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Garfield Elementary School
$200,584
raised using DonorsChoose
246
projects
funded
29
teachers
funded
738
donors
14
projects
for
basic supplies
23
projects for
technology
23
projects for
books
4
projects
for
art supplies
Garfield Elementary School has received support from
612 individuals from California and
126 individuals out-of-state.