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Colin Powell Academy for Success

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Colin Powell Academy for Success is an urban public school in Long Beach, California that is part of Long Beach Unified School District. It serves 777 students in grades Pre-K - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 15.5:1. Its teachers have had 37 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Public School

Title 1

Grades Pre-K - 8

777 Students

50 Teachers

150 W Victoria St

Long Beach, CA 90805 View local requests

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Colin Powell Academy for Success Demographics

78%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

91%

of students are Black, Latino, Native American, or Asian

Schools in districts that mainly serve students of color receive substantially less state and local support than similar districts that serve primarily White students. Learn more about this gap, why it exists, and how you can help close it.

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Colin Powell Academy for Success

$32,415

raised using DonorsChoose

projects funded

teachers funded

147

donors

projects for technology

projects for books

Colin Powell Academy for Success has received support from 132 individuals from California and 15 individuals out-of-state.

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