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About this school
Sandtown - Winchester Ach Academy is
an urban public school
in Baltimore, Maryland that is part of Baltimore City Public School District.
It serves 410 students
in grades Pre-K - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 25.6:1.
Its teachers have had 64 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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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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Sandtown - Winchester Ach Academy
$25,496
raised using DonorsChoose
64
projects
funded
27
teachers
funded
167
donors
13
projects
for
basic supplies
6
projects for
technology
5
projects for
books
5
projects
for
art supplies
Sandtown - Winchester Ach Academy has received support from
91 individuals from Maryland and
76 individuals out-of-state.