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About this school
KIPP Ways Academy is
an urban public school
in Atlanta, Georgia that is part of Atlanta Public Schools.
It serves 289 students
in grades 6 - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 11.1:1.
Its teachers have had 99 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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98%
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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KIPP Ways Academy
$84,345
raised using DonorsChoose
99
projects
funded
40
teachers
funded
377
donors
3
projects
for
basic supplies
7
projects for
technology
9
projects for
books
1
project
for
art supplies
KIPP Ways Academy has received support from
201 individuals from Georgia and
176 individuals out-of-state.