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About this school
Junipero Serra Elementary School is
an urban public school
in San Francisco, California that is part of San Francisco Unified School District.
It serves 260 students
in grades K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 20.0:1.
Its teachers have had 473 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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84%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Junipero Serra Elementary School
$267,146
raised using DonorsChoose
473
projects
funded
38
teachers
funded
916
donors
40
projects
for
basic supplies
29
projects for
technology
131
projects for
books
45
projects
for
art supplies
Junipero Serra Elementary School has received support from
745 individuals from California and
171 individuals out-of-state.
