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About this school
Bishop Arts Steam Academy is
an urban public school
in Dallas, Texas that is part of Dallas Independent School District.
It serves 317 students
in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
Its teachers have had 100 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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94%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Bishop Arts Steam Academy
$45,437
raised using DonorsChoose
100
projects
funded
32
teachers
funded
193
donors
9
projects
for
basic supplies
14
projects for
technology
14
projects for
books
14
projects
for
art supplies
Bishop Arts Steam Academy has received support from
117 individuals from Texas and
76 individuals out-of-state.
