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Highline Academy Southeast

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Highline Academy Southeast is an urban public school in Denver, Colorado that is part of Denver Public School District 1. It serves 591 students in grades K - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 15.2:1. Its teachers have had 77 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Public School

Grades K - 8

591 Students

39 Teachers

2170 S Dahlia St

Denver, CO 80222 View local requests

http://www.highlineacademy.org/southeast-campus/

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Highline Academy Southeast Demographics

51%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

51%

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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Highline Academy Southeast

$45,895

raised using DonorsChoose

projects funded

teachers funded

205

donors

project for basic supplies

projects for technology

projects for books

projects for art supplies

Highline Academy Southeast has received support from 113 individuals from Colorado and 92 individuals out-of-state.

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Highline Academy Southeast

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