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About this school
Somerset Academy Lakes is
a suburban public school
in West Palm Beach, Florida that is part of Palm Beach County Public Schools.
It serves 400 students
in grades K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 26.7:1.
Its teachers have had 32 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
67%
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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Somerset Academy Lakes
$12,358
raised using DonorsChoose
32
projects
funded
10
teachers
funded
128
donors
5
projects
for
basic supplies
6
projects for
technology
2
projects for
books
Somerset Academy Lakes has received support from
99 individuals from Florida and
29 individuals out-of-state.
