Mountain View School in San Diego, California on DonorsChoose

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Mountain View School is an urban public school in San Diego, California that is part of San Diego Unified School District. It serves 174 students in grades Pre-K - 8. Its teachers have had 10 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Public School

Title 1

Grades Pre-K - 8

174 Students

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3550 Logan Ave

San Diego, CA 92113 View local requests

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Mountain View School Demographics

87%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

85%

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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