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About this school
San Jacinto Elementary School is
an urban public school
in Dallas, Texas that is part of Dallas Independent School District.
It serves 465 students
in grades Pre-K - 6 with a student/teacher ratio of 15.0:1.
Its teachers have had 449 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
Supporting this school will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.
Public School
Title 1
Data about Title 1 status comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education.
Grades Pre-K - 6
465 Students
31 Teachers
7900 Hume DrContact info is sourced from our partners at MDR Education, and DonorsChoose updates our site ahead of each school year.
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96%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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San Jacinto Elementary School
$159,961
raised using DonorsChoose
449
projects
funded
62
teachers
funded
511
donors
53
projects
for
basic supplies
100
projects for
technology
23
projects for
books
46
projects
for
art supplies
San Jacinto Elementary School has received support from
326 individuals from Texas and
185 individuals out-of-state.