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Public School
Title 1
Data about Title 1 status comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education.
Pre-K - 5 Grades Served
650 Students
29 Teachers
950 Clay StContact info is sourced from our partners at MDR Education, and DonorsChoose updates our site ahead of each school year.
San Francisco, CA 94108
About this school
Gordon J Lau Elementary School is
an urban public school
in San Francisco, California that is part of San Francisco Unified School District.
It serves 650 students
in Pre-K - 5
with a student/teacher ratio of 22.4:1.
Its teachers have had 620 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more
Source: the National Center for Education Statistics
93%
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.
Gordon J Lau Elementary School Support on DonorsChoose
Last updated Jul 26, 2025
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Gordon J Lau Elementary School
$488,411
raised using DonorsChoose
620
projects
funded
53
teachers
funded
1,238
donors
58
projects
for
basic supplies
94
projects for
technology
99
projects for
books
34
projects
for
art supplies
Gordon J Lau Elementary School has received support from
1,019 individuals from California and
219 individuals out-of-state.
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