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About this school
Gompers Preparatory Academy is
an urban public school
in San Diego, California that is part of San Diego Unified School District.
It serves 1,229 students
in grades 6 - 12.
Its teachers have had 51 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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Source: the National Center for Education Statistics
97%
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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Gompers Preparatory Academy
$40,770
raised using DonorsChoose
51
projects
funded
31
teachers
funded
205
donors
2
projects
for
basic supplies
1
project for
technology
8
projects for
books
1
project
for
art supplies
Gompers Preparatory Academy has received support from
130 individuals from California and
75 individuals out-of-state.