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Ninos Heroes Community Academy

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Ninos Heroes Community Academy is an urban public school in Chicago, Illinois that is part of Chicago Public School District 299. It serves 277 students in grades Pre-K - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 16.3:1. Its teachers have had 49 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Public School

Title 1

Grades Pre-K - 8

277 Students

17 Teachers

8344 S Commercial Ave

Chicago, IL 60617 View local requests

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Ms. Vero, a DonorsChoose teacher for 9 years.

Kindergarten teacher at PS81 - Robert J. Christen School in Bronx, NY

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Ninos Heroes Community Academy Demographics

78%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

98%

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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Ninos Heroes Community Academy

$27,797

raised using DonorsChoose

projects funded

teachers funded

135

donors

projects for basic supplies

projects for technology

projects for books

Ninos Heroes Community Academy has received support from 105 individuals from Illinois and 30 individuals out-of-state.

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