Briarwood Elementary School in Santa Clara, California on DonorsChoose

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About this school

Briarwood Elementary School is an urban public school in Santa Clara, California that is part of Santa Clara Unified School District. It serves 267 students in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 19.1:1. Its teachers have had 37 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

Equity Focus School

Support towards this school will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Public School

Grades Pre-K - 5

267 Students

14 Teachers

1930 Townsend Ave

Santa Clara, CA 95051 View local requests

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Ms. Vero, a DonorsChoose teacher for 9 years.

Kindergarten teacher at PS81 - Robert J. Christen School in Bronx, NY

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Briarwood Elementary School Demographics

43%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

79%

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.

Briarwood Elementary School Support on DonorsChoose Last updated Dec 5, 2025

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