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Corona Arts & Sciences Academy

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Corona Arts & Sciences Academy is an urban public school in Corona, New York that is part of New York City Dept Of Ed. It serves 760 students in grades 6 - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 15.5:1. Its teachers have had 32 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Public School

Title 1

Grades 6 - 8

760 Students

49 Teachers

9811 44th Ave

Corona, NY 11368 View local requests

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Corona Arts & Sciences Academy Demographics

95%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

98%

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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Corona Arts & Sciences Academy

$23,491

raised using DonorsChoose

projects funded

teachers funded

187

donors

project for basic supplies

projects for technology

projects for books

Corona Arts & Sciences Academy has received support from 131 individuals from New York and 56 individuals out-of-state.

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