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Excel Academy

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Excel Academy is an urban public school in Washington, District of Columbia that is part of DC Public Schools. It serves 339 students in grades Pre-K - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 6.9:1. Its teachers have had 299 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Public School

Title 1

Grades Pre-K - 8

339 Students

49 Teachers

2501 Martin Luther King Jr SE

Washington, DC 20020 View local requests

http://excelpubliccharterschool.org

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Ms. Vero, a DonorsChoose teacher for 9 years.

Kindergarten teacher at PS81 - Robert J. Christen School in Bronx, NY

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Ms. Stoller-Patterson

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Excel Academy Demographics

83%

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.

Excel Academy Support on DonorsChoose Last updated Dec 5, 2025

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Excel Academy

$155,559

raised using DonorsChoose

299

projects funded

teachers funded

1,123

donors

projects for basic supplies

projects for technology

projects for books

projects for art supplies

Excel Academy has received support from 354 individuals from District of Columbia and 769 individuals out-of-state.

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