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It allowed me to get them to use physical materials to practice with for the exam. \r\nThe sticky paper was a great exercise to have them work as a class to put down all the information they remember in each unit and as a class keep expanding on them. They used the sticky notes to write down what they are weakest on and place them as well for me to identify which unit I needed to review with them.","fullyFundedDate":1777506290557,"projectUrl":"project/collaborative-learning-supplies/9997445/","projectTitle":"Collaborative Learning Supplies","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Perez","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4819288_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1773942946524","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/coach-pereznv"},{"teacherId":2241818,"projectId":10267805,"letterContent":"Thank you for continuing to support our campaign to end the shame of needing basic necessities. 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We really appreciate the stories of people from other places and these books especially connect us to our student pen pals that are in NY this year. We have really enjoyed the journey of the books and many students would like to visit and see what the state is like compared to California. We cannot thank you enough for investing in our future and our educational development. 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About this school
Norte Vista High School is
an urban public school
in Riverside, California that is part of Alvord Unified School District.
It serves 1,844 students
in grades 9 - 12 with a student/teacher ratio of 20.3:1.
Its teachers have had 462 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
Supporting this school will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.
Public School
Title 1
Data about Title 1 status comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education.
Grades 9 - 12
1,844 Students
91 Teachers
6585 Crest AveContact info is sourced from our partners at MDR Education, and DonorsChoose updates our site ahead of each school year.
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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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Norte Vista High School Support on DonorsChoose
Last updated Jul 22, 2026
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Norte Vista High School
$177,278
raised using DonorsChoose
462
projects
funded
40
teachers
funded
762
donors
71
projects
for
basic supplies
59
projects for
technology
94
projects for
books
22
projects
for
art supplies
Norte Vista High School has received support from
445 individuals from California and
317 individuals out-of-state.