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About this school
Sutro Elementary School is
an urban public school
in San Francisco, California that is part of San Francisco Unified School District.
It serves 248 students
in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 20.7:1.
Its teachers have had 155 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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Source: the National Center for Education Statistics
80%
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 Feb 10, 2026
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Sutro Elementary School
$123,131
raised using DonorsChoose
155
projects
funded
25
teachers
funded
589
donors
25
projects
for
basic supplies
26
projects for
technology
19
projects for
books
4
projects
for
art supplies
Sutro Elementary School has received support from
515 individuals from California and
74 individuals out-of-state.