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Bahia Vista Elementary School is
an urban public school
in San Rafael, California that is part of San Rafael City Elementary School District.
It serves 542 students
in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 25.8:1.
Its teachers have had 558 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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99%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Bahia Vista Elementary School
$357,448
raised using DonorsChoose
558
projects
funded
49
teachers
funded
918
donors
57
projects
for
basic supplies
83
projects for
technology
122
projects for
books
46
projects
for
art supplies
Bahia Vista Elementary School has received support from
755 individuals from California and
163 individuals out-of-state.