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Orange Preparatory Academy

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Orange Preparatory Academy is a suburban public school in Orange, New Jersey that is part of Orange Public Schools. It serves 358 students in grades 8 - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 6.1:1. Its teachers have had 28 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Title 1

Grades 8 - 8

358 Students

59 Teachers

400 Central Ave

Orange, NJ 07050 View local requests

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Orange Preparatory Academy Demographics

67%

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

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Orange Preparatory Academy

$17,438

raised using DonorsChoose

projects funded

teachers funded

121

donors

projects for basic supplies

projects for technology

projects for books

projects for art supplies

Orange Preparatory Academy has received support from 86 individuals from New Jersey and 35 individuals out-of-state.

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