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About this school
Kuumba Academy Charter School is
an urban public school
in Wilmington, Delaware that is part of Delaware Department of Education.
It serves 720 students
in grades K - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
Its teachers have had 79 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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95%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
Data about school demographics comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. The numbers in this chart may not add up to 100% because of limitations in the available data.
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Last updated Dec 22, 2025
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Kuumba Academy Charter School
$47,550
raised using DonorsChoose
79
projects
funded
56
teachers
funded
99
donors
10
projects
for
basic supplies
6
projects for
technology
16
projects for
books
3
projects
for
art supplies
Kuumba Academy Charter School has received support from
51 individuals from Delaware and
48 individuals out-of-state.
