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About this school
Harvest Best Academy is
an urban public school
in Minneapolis, Minnesota that is part of Minnesota Department of Education.
It serves 508 students
in grades K - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 29.9:1.
Its teachers have had 345 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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Source: the National Center for Education Statistics
94%
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 Feb 16, 2026
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Harvest Best Academy
$180,371
raised using DonorsChoose
345
projects
funded
96
teachers
funded
1,244
donors
29
projects
for
basic supplies
23
projects for
technology
55
projects for
books
39
projects
for
art supplies
Harvest Best Academy has received support from
933 individuals from Minnesota and
311 individuals out-of-state.
