Park Avenue Elementary School in Yuba City, California on DonorsChoose

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About this school

Park Avenue Elementary School is an urban public school in Yuba City, California that is part of Yuba City Unified School District. It serves 563 students in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 22.5:1. Its teachers have had 62 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

Equity Focus School

Support towards this school will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Public School

Title 1

Grades Pre-K - 5

563 Students

25 Teachers

100 Morton St

Yuba City, CA 95991 View local requests

http://park.ycusd.k12.ca.us/

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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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Park Avenue Elementary School Demographics

95%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

83%

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.

Park Avenue Elementary School Support on DonorsChoose Last updated Dec 5, 2025

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