Horizon Academy - West in Albuquerque, New Mexico on DonorsChoose

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Horizon Academy - West is an urban public school in Albuquerque, New Mexico that is part of New Mexico Department of Education. It serves 520 students in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 18.6:1. Its teachers have had 382 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Public School

Title 1

Grades Pre-K - 5

520 Students

28 Teachers

3021 Todos Santos St NW

Albuquerque, NM 87120 View local requests

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Horizon Academy - West Demographics

36%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

88%

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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