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Santiago Elementary School

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Santiago Elementary School is an urban public school in Santa Ana, California that is part of Santa Ana Unified School District. It serves 920 students in grades Pre-K - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 22.4:1. Its teachers have had 36 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Public School

Title 1

Grades Pre-K - 8

920 Students

41 Teachers

2212 N Baker St

Santa Ana, CA 92706 View local requests

https://www.sausd.us/domain/2335

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Santiago Elementary School Demographics

67%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

92%

of students are Black, Latino, Native American, or Asian

Schools in districts that mainly serve students of color receive substantially less state and local support than similar districts that serve primarily White students. Learn more about this gap, why it exists, and how you can help close it.

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Santiago Elementary School

$31,882

raised using DonorsChoose

projects funded

teachers funded

100

donors

project for basic supplies

projects for books

projects for art supplies

Santiago Elementary School has received support from 69 individuals from California and 31 individuals out-of-state.

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Santiago Elementary School

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