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Albany Park Multicultural Academy

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Albany Park Multicultural Academy is an urban public school in Chicago, Illinois that is part of Chicago Public School District 299. It serves 227 students in grades 7 - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 12.6:1. Its teachers have had 98 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Title 1

Grades 7 - 8

227 Students

18 Teachers

4929 N Sawyer Ave

Chicago, IL 60625 View local requests

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Albany Park Multicultural Academy Demographics

95%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

93%

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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Albany Park Multicultural Academy

$53,384

raised using DonorsChoose

projects funded

teachers funded

311

donors

projects for basic supplies

projects for technology

projects for books

projects for art supplies

Albany Park Multicultural Academy has received support from 219 individuals from Illinois and 92 individuals out-of-state.

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