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Up Academy Holland

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Up Academy Holland is an urban public school in Dorchester, Massachusetts that is part of Boston Public Schools. It serves 641 students in grades Pre-K - 6 with a student/teacher ratio of 13.4:1. Its teachers have had 80 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Public School

Title 1

Grades Pre-K - 6

641 Students

48 Teachers

85 Olney St

Dorchester, MA 02121 View local requests

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Kindergarten teacher at PS81 - Robert J. Christen School in Bronx, NY

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Up Academy Holland 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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Up Academy Holland

$46,346

raised using DonorsChoose

projects funded

teachers funded

544

donors

projects for basic supplies

projects for technology

projects for books

projects for art supplies

Up Academy Holland has received support from 287 individuals from Massachusetts and 257 individuals out-of-state.

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