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About this school
Orange Preparatory Academy is
a suburban public school
in Orange, New Jersey that is part of Orange Public Schools.
It serves 358 students
in grades 8 - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 6.1:1.
Its teachers have had 29 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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Source: the National Center for Education Statistics
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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Orange Preparatory Academy
$17,680
raised using DonorsChoose
29
projects
funded
9
teachers
funded
123
donors
5
projects
for
basic supplies
2
projects for
technology
4
projects for
books
3
projects
for
art supplies
Orange Preparatory Academy has received support from
87 individuals from New Jersey and
36 individuals out-of-state.
