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Holt Elementary Language Academy is
an urban public school
in Durham, North Carolina that is part of Durham Public Schools.
It serves 568 students
in grades K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 11.1:1.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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88%
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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Holt Elementary Language Academy
$357,362
raised using DonorsChoose
1,035
projects
funded
102
teachers
funded
1,559
donors
90
projects
for
basic supplies
84
projects for
technology
74
projects for
books
41
projects
for
art supplies
Holt Elementary Language Academy has received support from
902 individuals from North Carolina and
657 individuals out-of-state.