Garden Valley Elementary School in Sacramento, California on DonorsChoose

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About this school

Garden Valley Elementary School is an urban public school in Sacramento, California that is part of Twin Rivers Unified School District. It serves 341 students in grades Pre-K - 6 with a student/teacher ratio of 21.3:1. Its teachers have had 44 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

Equity Focus School

Support towards this school will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Public School

Title 1

Grades Pre-K - 6

341 Students

16 Teachers

3601 Larchwood Dr

Sacramento, CA 95834 View local requests

http://gardenvalley.twinriversusd.org/

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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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Garden Valley Elementary School Demographics

87%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

78%

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.

Garden Valley Elementary School Support on DonorsChoose Last updated Dec 5, 2025

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