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About this school
Innovation Academy SRQ is
an urban public school
in Sarasota, Florida that is part of Sarasota County School District.
It serves 96 students
in grades K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 2.6:1.
Its teachers have had 304 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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75%
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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Innovation Academy SRQ
$182,558
raised using DonorsChoose
304
projects
funded
61
teachers
funded
520
donors
41
projects
for
basic supplies
51
projects for
technology
27
projects for
books
23
projects
for
art supplies
Innovation Academy SRQ has received support from
274 individuals from Florida and
246 individuals out-of-state.