Encompass Academy in Oakland, California on DonorsChoose

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About this school

Encompass Academy is an urban public school in Oakland, California that is part of Oakland Unified School District. It serves 265 students in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 24.1:1. Its teachers have had 70 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Public School

Title 1

Grades Pre-K - 5

265 Students

11 Teachers

1025 81st Ave

Oakland, CA 94621 View local requests

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Ms. Vero, a DonorsChoose teacher for 9 years.

Kindergarten teacher at PS81 - Robert J. Christen School in Bronx, NY

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Encompass Academy Demographics

95%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

90%

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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