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El Camino Real Academy

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El Camino Real Academy is an urban public school in Santa Fe, New Mexico that is part of Santa Fe Public School District. It serves 723 students in grades Pre-K - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 12.9:1. Its teachers have had 44 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Public School

Title 1

Grades Pre-K - 8

723 Students

56 Teachers

2500 S Meadows Rd

Santa Fe, NM 87507 View local requests

http://ecra.sfps.info/

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El Camino Real Academy Demographics

81%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

97%

of students are Black, Latino, Native American, or Asian

Schools in districts that mainly serve students of color receive substantially less state and local support than similar districts that serve primarily White students. Learn more about this gap, why it exists, and how you can help close it.

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El Camino Real Academy

$22,338

raised using DonorsChoose

projects funded

teachers funded

173

donors

projects for basic supplies

projects for technology

projects for books

projects for art supplies

El Camino Real Academy has received support from 69 individuals from New Mexico and 104 individuals out-of-state.

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