Ad Prima Charter School - Mount Airy Campus in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on DonorsChoose

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Ad Prima Charter School - Mount Airy Campus is a public school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that is part of Philadelphia City School District. Its teachers have had 18 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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8034 Thouron Ave

Philadelphia, PA 19150 View local requests

https://www.adprimacharterschools.org/

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Ad Prima Charter School - Mount Airy Campus Demographics

95%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

72%

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.

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