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About this school
Sunland Park Academy is
an urban public school
in Fort Lauderdale, Florida that is part of Broward County Public Schools.
It serves 353 students
in grades Pre-K - 3 with a student/teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
Its teachers have had 117 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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Last updated Dec 5, 2025
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Sunland Park Academy
$72,045
raised using DonorsChoose
117
projects
funded
23
teachers
funded
211
donors
10
projects
for
basic supplies
13
projects for
technology
10
projects for
books
8
projects
for
art supplies
Sunland Park Academy has received support from
104 individuals from Florida and
107 individuals out-of-state.