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About this school
Tall Oaks Elementary School is
an urban public school
in Charlottesville, Virginia that is part of Charlottesville City School District.
It serves 278 students
in grades Pre-K - 4 with a student/teacher ratio of 9.3:1.
Its teachers have had 508 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 - 4
278 Students
30 Teachers
1645 Cherry AveContact info is sourced from our partners at MDR Education, and DonorsChoose updates our site ahead of each school year.
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48%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Tall Oaks Elementary School
$171,915
raised using DonorsChoose
508
projects
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38
teachers
funded
834
donors
76
projects
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basic supplies
34
projects for
technology
62
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art supplies
Tall Oaks Elementary School has received support from
542 individuals from Virginia and
292 individuals out-of-state.