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About this school
Public Academy Performing Arts is
an urban public school
in Albuquerque, New Mexico that is part of Albuquerque Public Schools.
It serves 449 students
in grades 6 - 12 with a student/teacher ratio of 16.0:1.
Its teachers have had 10 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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58%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Public Academy Performing Arts
$5,318
raised using DonorsChoose
10
projects
funded
7
teachers
funded
54
donors
6
projects for
technology
2
projects for
books
Public Academy Performing Arts has received support from
41 individuals from New Mexico and
13 individuals out-of-state.
