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United for Success Academy is
an urban public school
in Oakland, California that is part of Oakland Unified School District.
It serves 356 students
in grades 6 - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 16.2:1.
Its teachers have had 309 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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90%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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United for Success Academy
$239,666
raised using DonorsChoose
309
projects
funded
50
teachers
funded
807
donors
30
projects
for
basic supplies
49
projects for
technology
40
projects for
books
21
projects
for
art supplies
United for Success Academy has received support from
586 individuals from California and
221 individuals out-of-state.