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About this school
Harbor Teacher Preparatory Academy is
an urban public school
in Wilmington, California that is part of Los Angeles Unified School District.
It serves 461 students
in grades 9 - 12 with a student/teacher ratio of 28.8:1.
Its teachers have had 77 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 9 - 12
461 Students
16 Teachers
1111 Figueroa PlContact info is sourced from our partners at MDR Education, and DonorsChoose updates our site ahead of each school year.
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91%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
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Harbor Teacher Preparatory Academy
$49,831
raised using DonorsChoose
77
projects
funded
17
teachers
funded
137
donors
6
projects
for
basic supplies
6
projects for
technology
14
projects for
books
Harbor Teacher Preparatory Academy has received support from
109 individuals from California and
28 individuals out-of-state.