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Ocean Academy Charter School

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Ocean Academy Charter School is a suburban public school in Lakewood, New Jersey that is part of New Jersey Department of Education. It serves 499 students in grades K - 8. Its teachers have had 41 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Public School

Title 1

Grades K - 8

499 Students

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1650 Massachusetts Ave

Lakewood, NJ 08701 View local requests

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

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Ocean Academy Charter School Demographics

91%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

96%

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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Ocean Academy Charter School

$15,119

raised using DonorsChoose

projects funded

teachers funded

donors

projects for basic supplies

projects for technology

projects for books

projects for art supplies

Ocean Academy Charter School has received support from 53 individuals from New Jersey and 41 individuals out-of-state.

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