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Santa Rosa Academic Academy is
a suburban public school
in Atascadero, California that is part of Atascadero Unified School District.
It serves 370 students
in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 26.4:1.
Its teachers have had 38 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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54%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Santa Rosa Academic Academy
$25,111
raised using DonorsChoose
38
projects
funded
14
teachers
funded
73
donors
4
projects
for
basic supplies
6
projects for
technology
14
projects for
books
1
project
for
art supplies
Santa Rosa Academic Academy has received support from
57 individuals from California and
16 individuals out-of-state.