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About this school
Ethel M Taylor Academy is
an urban public school
in Cincinnati, Ohio that is part of Cincinnati Public Schools.
It serves 270 students
in grades Pre-K - 6 with a student/teacher ratio of 22.5:1.
Its teachers have had 27 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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Source: the National Center for Education Statistics
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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Ethel M Taylor Academy
$16,463
raised using DonorsChoose
27
projects
funded
12
teachers
funded
138
donors
3
projects for
technology
2
projects for
books
1
project
for
art supplies
Ethel M Taylor Academy has received support from
87 individuals from Ohio and
51 individuals out-of-state.