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Ray St Pierre Academy for Advanced Studies

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Ray St Pierre Academy for Advanced Studies is a suburban public school in Westwego, Louisiana that is part of Jefferson Parish Schools. It serves 355 students in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 20.9:1. Its teachers have had 57 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Title 1

Grades Pre-K - 5

355 Students

17 Teachers

537 Avenue D

Westwego, LA 70094 View local requests

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Ray St Pierre Academy for Advanced Studies Demographics

94%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

64%

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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Ray St Pierre Academy for Advanced Studies

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raised using DonorsChoose

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teachers funded

200

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projects for basic supplies

projects for technology

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project for art supplies

Ray St Pierre Academy for Advanced Studies has received support from 181 individuals from Louisiana and 19 individuals out-of-state.

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