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About this school
Blue Academy Elementary School is
an urban public school
in Indianapolis, Indiana that is part of Msd Of Decatur Twp.
It serves 687 students
in grades K - 6 with a student/teacher ratio of 20.2:1.
Its teachers have had 166 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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51%
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.
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Blue Academy Elementary School
$60,550
raised using DonorsChoose
166
projects
funded
46
teachers
funded
337
donors
13
projects
for
basic supplies
15
projects for
technology
32
projects for
books
10
projects
for
art supplies
Blue Academy Elementary School has received support from
235 individuals from Indiana and
102 individuals out-of-state.