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About this school
Apalachee Tapestry Magnet School of the Arts is
an urban public school
in Tallahassee, Florida that is part of Leon County Schools.
It serves 418 students
in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 9.3:1.
Its teachers have had 108 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 - 5
418 Students
45 Teachers
650 Trojan TrlContact info is sourced from our partners at MDR Education, and DonorsChoose updates our site ahead of each school year.
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Apalachee Tapestry Magnet School of the Arts Demographics
95%
of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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Source: the National Center for Education Statistics
84%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Apalachee Tapestry Magnet School of the Arts
$41,099
raised using DonorsChoose
108
projects
funded
43
teachers
funded
338
donors
4
projects
for
basic supplies
14
projects for
technology
14
projects for
books
3
projects
for
art supplies
Apalachee Tapestry Magnet School of the Arts has received support from
241 individuals from Florida and
97 individuals out-of-state.