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Millennium Art Academy

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Millennium Art Academy is an urban public school in Bronx, New York that is part of New York City Dept Of Ed. It serves 349 students in grades 9 - 12 with a student/teacher ratio of 11.3:1. Its teachers have had 61 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Public School

Title 1

Grades 9 - 12

349 Students

31 Teachers

1980 Lafayette Ave

Bronx, NY 10473 View local requests

http://www.bxmaa.org

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Kindergarten teacher at PS81 - Robert J. Christen School in Bronx, NY

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Millennium Art Academy Demographics

91%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

94%

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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Millennium Art Academy

$34,716

raised using DonorsChoose

projects funded

teachers funded

188

donors

projects for basic supplies

projects for technology

projects for books

project for art supplies

Millennium Art Academy has received support from 113 individuals from New York and 75 individuals out-of-state.

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