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Public School
Title 1
Data about Title 1 status comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education.
Pre-K - 8 Grades Served
765 Students
41 Teachers
55 W Cermak RdContact info is sourced from our partners at MDR Education, and Ðǿմ«Ã½ updates our site ahead of each school year.
Chicago, IL 60616
About this school
National Teachers Academy is
an urban public school
in Chicago, Illinois that is part of Chicago Public School District 299.
It serves 765 students
in Pre-K - 8
with a student/teacher ratio of 18.7:1.
Its teachers have had 404 projects funded on Ðǿմ«Ã½.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education.
Source: the National Center for Education Statistics
82%
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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Last updated Jun 18, 2025
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National Teachers Academy
$217,826
raised using Ðǿմ«Ã½
404
projects
funded
78
teachers
funded
1,206
donors
34
projects
for
basic supplies
62
projects for
technology
70
projects for
books
9
projects
for
art supplies
National Teachers Academy has received support from
834 individuals from Illinois and
372 individuals out-of-state.
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