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About this school
Marine Leadership Academy at Ames is
an urban public school
in Chicago, Illinois that is part of Chicago Public School District 299.
It serves 616 students
in grades 7 - 12 with a student/teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
Its teachers have had 147 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 4, 2025
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Marine Leadership Academy at Ames
$97,341
raised using DonorsChoose
147
projects
funded
45
teachers
funded
521
donors
7
projects
for
basic supplies
9
projects for
technology
9
projects for
books
3
projects
for
art supplies
Marine Leadership Academy at Ames has received support from
341 individuals from Illinois and
180 individuals out-of-state.