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About this school
Hiawatha Ldrshp Academy - Northrop is
an urban public school
in Minneapolis, Minnesota that is part of Minnesota Department of Education.
It serves 404 students
in grades K - 4 with a student/teacher ratio of 15.5:1.
Its teachers have had 61 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
97%
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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Hiawatha Ldrshp Academy - Northrop
$33,875
raised using DonorsChoose
61
projects
funded
22
teachers
funded
264
donors
4
projects
for
basic supplies
7
projects for
technology
14
projects for
books
6
projects
for
art supplies
Hiawatha Ldrshp Academy - Northrop has received support from
170 individuals from Minnesota and
94 individuals out-of-state.