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About this school
Urban Assembly Maker Academy is
an urban public school
in New York, New York that is part of New York City Dept Of Ed.
It serves 537 students
in grades 9 - 11 with a student/teacher ratio of 19.2:1.
Its teachers have had 29 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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82%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Urban Assembly Maker Academy
$20,648
raised using DonorsChoose
29
projects
funded
21
teachers
funded
159
donors
3
projects for
technology
3
projects for
books
1
project
for
art supplies
Urban Assembly Maker Academy has received support from
90 individuals from New York and
69 individuals out-of-state.
