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Heritage Computer Science Academy is
an urban public school
in Santa Ana, California that is part of Garden Grove Unified School District.
It serves 368 students
in grades Pre-K - 6 with a student/teacher ratio of 19.4:1.
Its teachers have had 192 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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Heritage Computer Science Academy
$79,664
raised using DonorsChoose
192
projects
funded
22
teachers
funded
383
donors
30
projects
for
basic supplies
16
projects for
technology
23
projects for
books
18
projects
for
art supplies
Heritage Computer Science Academy has received support from
293 individuals from California and
90 individuals out-of-state.