Cab Calloway School of Arts in Wilmington, Delaware on DonorsChoose

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About this school

Cab Calloway School of Arts is an urban public school in Wilmington, Delaware that is part of Red Clay Consolidated School District. It serves 948 students in grades 6 - 12 with a student/teacher ratio of 19.0:1. Its teachers have had 20 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

Public School

Grades 6 - 12

948 Students

50 Teachers

100 N Dupont Rd

Wilmington, DE 19807 View local requests

http://www.cabcallowayschool.org

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

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Cab Calloway School of Arts Demographics

11%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

46%

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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