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About this school
Reach Academy is
a suburban public school
in West Harrison, New York that is part of Greenburgh - North Castle School District.
It serves 9 students
in grades Not specified.
Its teachers have had 129 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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65%
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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Last updated Dec 4, 2025
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Reach Academy
$101,761
raised using DonorsChoose
129
projects
funded
32
teachers
funded
212
donors
15
projects
for
basic supplies
30
projects for
technology
7
projects for
books
10
projects
for
art supplies
Reach Academy has received support from
160 individuals from New York and
52 individuals out-of-state.