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Heritage Academy

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Heritage Academy is an urban public school in Atlanta, Georgia that is part of Atlanta Public Schools. It serves 375 students in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 10.4:1. Its teachers have had 45 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Title 1

Grades Pre-K - 5

375 Students

36 Teachers

3500 Villa Cir SE

Atlanta, GA 30354 View local requests

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Heritage Academy Demographics

95%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

97%

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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Heritage Academy

$32,200

raised using DonorsChoose

projects funded

teachers funded

133

donors

projects for basic supplies

projects for technology

projects for books

projects for art supplies

Heritage Academy has received support from 89 individuals from Georgia and 44 individuals out-of-state.

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