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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 65 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
Supporting this school will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.
Public School
Title 1
Data about Title 1 status comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education.
Grades Pre-K - 8
410 Students
16 Teachers
701 Gold StContact info is sourced from our partners at MDR Education, and DonorsChoose updates our site ahead of each school year.
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98%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Sandtown - Winchester Ach Academy
$25,910
raised using DonorsChoose
65
projects
funded
27
teachers
funded
168
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
90 individuals from Maryland and
78 individuals out-of-state.