Mission High School in San Francisco, California on DonorsChoose

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So they swing by to say hi to me in the morning as a \"check in\" and then grab a snack (their \"reward\") and then head to their first class.\r\n\r\nThese snacks seem so small or insignificant, but they've made such a huge impact on my students, helping them feel energized and ready for class!","fullyFundedDate":1760534059965,"projectUrl":"project/snacks-for-our-students/9575885/","projectTitle":"Snacks for Our Students","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Kwan","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-3_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10169405"},{"teacherId":495963,"projectId":9587106,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for helping us get a refrigerator for our classroom! It's already made a big difference for my students.\r\n\r\nNow we can safely store materials for our experiments and run projects that take several days to complete. Students have been so excited to design their own investigations, test ideas, and see real results. It's helping them understand science in a more hands-on, meaningful way. Some of my marine biology students are currently investigating how temperature impacts the hatching rate of brine shrimp and we are making use of our new fridge to do this.\r\n\r\nWe really appreciate your generosity and support. 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About this school

Mission High School is an urban public school in San Francisco, California that is part of San Francisco Unified School District. It serves 1,084 students in grades 9 - 12 with a student/teacher ratio of 15.5:1. Its teachers have had 231 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

Equity Focus School

Support towards this school will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Public School

Grades 9 - 12

1,084 Students

70 Teachers

3750 18th St

San Francisco, CA 94114 View local requests

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Ms. Vero, a DonorsChoose teacher for 9 years.

Kindergarten teacher at PS81 - Robert J. Christen School in Bronx, NY

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Mission High School Demographics

82%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

86%

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.

Mission High School Support on DonorsChoose Last updated Dec 5, 2025

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