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Forest Heights Academy of Excellence

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Forest Heights Academy of Excellence is a suburban public school in Baton Rouge, Louisiana that is part of East Baton Rouge Parish Public Schools. It serves 415 students in grades Pre-K - 6 with a student/teacher ratio of 16.0:1. Its teachers have had 70 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Public School

Title 1

Grades Pre-K - 6

415 Students

26 Teachers

7447 Sumrall Dr

Baton Rouge, LA 70812 View local requests

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Forest Heights Academy of Excellence Demographics

95%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

98%

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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Forest Heights Academy of Excellence

$35,967

raised using DonorsChoose

projects funded

teachers funded

151

donors

projects for basic supplies

projects for technology

projects for books

projects for art supplies

Forest Heights Academy of Excellence has received support from 90 individuals from Louisiana and 61 individuals out-of-state.

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