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About this school
Sanchez Elementary School is
an urban public school
in San Francisco, California that is part of San Francisco Unified School District.
It serves 265 students
in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 20.4:1.
Its teachers have had 183 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
Supporting this school will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.
Public School
Title 1
Data about Title 1 status comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education.
Grades Pre-K - 5
265 Students
13 Teachers
325 Sanchez StContact info is sourced from our partners at MDR Education, and DonorsChoose updates our site ahead of each school year.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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89%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Last updated Sep 20, 2026
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Sanchez Elementary School
$149,354
raised using DonorsChoose
183
projects
funded
58
teachers
funded
619
donors
8
projects
for
basic supplies
24
projects for
technology
25
projects for
books
17
projects
for
art supplies
Sanchez Elementary School has received support from
448 individuals from California and
171 individuals out-of-state.