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About this school
Idea Academy - Rundberg is
an urban public school
in Austin, Texas that is part of Texas Department of Education.
It serves 338 students
in grades K - 10 with a student/teacher ratio of 10.2:1.
Its teachers have had 73 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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96%
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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Idea Academy - Rundberg
$45,706
raised using DonorsChoose
73
projects
funded
38
teachers
funded
165
donors
9
projects
for
basic supplies
17
projects for
technology
5
projects for
books
3
projects
for
art supplies
Idea Academy - Rundberg has received support from
126 individuals from Texas and
39 individuals out-of-state.