Winston - Salem Preparatory Academy in Winston Salem, North Carolina on DonorsChoose

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About this school

Winston - Salem Preparatory Academy is an urban public school in Winston Salem, North Carolina that is part of Winston-Salem Forsyth County Schools. It serves 365 students in grades 6 - 12 with a student/teacher ratio of 11.8:1. Its teachers have had 14 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Public School

Title 1

Grades 6 - 12

365 Students

31 Teachers

1215 N Cameron Ave

Winston Salem, NC 27101 View local requests

http://www.wsfcs.k12.nc.us/domain/1586

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Winston - Salem Preparatory Academy Demographics

95%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

95%

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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