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About this school
James Madison Elementary School is
an urban public school
in San Antonio, Texas that is part of San Antonio Independent School District.
It serves 393 students
in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 10.1:1.
Its teachers have had 192 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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96%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
Data about school demographics comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. The numbers in this chart may not add up to 100% because of limitations in the available data.
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James Madison Elementary School
$59,653
raised using DonorsChoose
192
projects
funded
29
teachers
funded
282
donors
18
projects
for
basic supplies
35
projects for
technology
25
projects for
books
8
projects
for
art supplies
James Madison Elementary School has received support from
207 individuals from Texas and
75 individuals out-of-state.
