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About this school
Innovation Academy SRQ is
an urban public school
in Sarasota, Florida that is part of Sarasota County School District.
It serves 96 students
in grades K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 2.6:1.
Its teachers have had 299 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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75%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Innovation Academy SRQ
$178,958
raised using DonorsChoose
299
projects
funded
60
teachers
funded
518
donors
40
projects
for
basic supplies
50
projects for
technology
27
projects for
books
23
projects
for
art supplies
Innovation Academy SRQ has received support from
273 individuals from Florida and
245 individuals out-of-state.