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About this school
La Academia De Esperanza is
a suburban public school
in Albuquerque, New Mexico that is part of Albuquerque Public Schools.
It serves 230 students
in grades 6 - 12 with a student/teacher ratio of 7.9:1.
Its teachers have had 16 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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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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La Academia De Esperanza
$11,859
raised using DonorsChoose
16
projects
funded
6
teachers
funded
40
donors
2
projects
for
basic supplies
12
projects for
technology
1
project for
books
La Academia De Esperanza has received support from
23 individuals from New Mexico and
17 individuals out-of-state.