{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"Summitview Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":22.8,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":10081763,"projectId":9468647,"letterContent":"We have begun our soft start and will never look back. I cannot believe I have fourth graders who have never played Chutes and Ladders. Your donation has changed the very culture of our classroom. We start and finish the day reaping the benefits of your generosity.\r\nI have begun the year with students accustomed to video games and television. The school has issued Chrome books for each student. The students were unhappy with me when I didn't allow them to play on the Computer. \"But, Ms. Etheridge, it's a math game!\" I have offered Magna tiles and checkers and now two weeks into school no one is complaining!","fullyFundedDate":1753286006265,"projectUrl":"project/soft-start/9468647/","projectTitle":"Soft Start","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Etheridge","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-2_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10081763"},{"teacherId":697869,"projectId":9137167,"letterContent":"Thanks so much for your donations to our project. We have been able to expand student participation and the type of projects that we make. We started with the idea that we would make a blanket together, but the students had other ideas. With the materials you donated, we have been able to learn how to make dolls, cat toys, hats, scrunchies and other things. Everything the students make comes out of their imagination and usually supported by a pattern that I find online now.\r\nFirst, I was amazed that we had the new supplies within about 15 days of my posting this project. To me, that was amazing! When the students opened the boxes and saw all the assorted colors, the tools for counting rows and the different crochet hooks they were so excited their imaginations started running wild. We had to pare back what they wanted to make just so they would not get too overwhelmed with all the new things that they would be learning. One student began work on a red and green caterpillar to go with a children's book. Another student began work on a rainbow scrunchie that took her about 10 recesses to finish.\r\nThe success of this project has been more than I ever anticipated! The students are able to make the things they want with the materials they need, but it became more exciting to them with the idea that someone outside of the school cared about their interests and ability to learn. The students also brought more friends, and we were able to extend this to two recesses instead one 1 and a Friday afternoon activity once a month!","fullyFundedDate":1741049570800,"projectUrl":"project/what-the-hook-is-that/9137167/","projectTitle":"What the \"Hook\" is That?!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Sanderson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp697869_orig.jpg?crop=2208,2208,x0,y73&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1740839809458","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/jennifer-sanderson"},{"teacherId":9150953,"projectId":7617038,"letterContent":"My students are loving the sensory play now integrated into their daily tasks!\r\nStudents are using the sand to build letters, create different settings for character toys and also warning it as a free choice. When I unpacked them, they were in awe! They couldn't believe that people bought stuff for our classroom. They feel blessed. Different sensory opportunities will be an option for the rest of the year, thanks to you all who supplied so much! Thank you all for supporting me, my students and their learning.","fullyFundedDate":1691193376543,"projectUrl":"project/make-it-make-sensory/7617038/","projectTitle":"Make it Make SENS(ory)!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Oravetz","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9150953_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1745818408052","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/c-oravetz"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_36843","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":478,"numTeachers":20,"percentFrplEligible":74,"percentAsian":0,"percentBlack":1,"percentWhite":43,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":50,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"1 - 5","studentTeacherRatio":"23.9:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_SMALL"},"inStateSupporters":77.2,"schoolId":36843,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Summitview Elementary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Summitview Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/washington/west-valley-school-district-208/summitview-elementary-school/36843"}

Summitview Elementary School

Join the 92 supporters who believe in this school.

About this school

Summitview Elementary School is an urban public school in Yakima, Washington that is part of West Valley School District 208. It serves 478 students in grades 1 - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 23.9:1. Its teachers have had 24 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

Equity Focus School

Support towards this school will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Public School

Title 1

Grades 1 - 5

478 Students

20 Teachers

6305 W Chestnut Ave

Yakima, WA 98908 View local requests

http://www.wvsd208.org/sv/sitehome/

Evidence-based impact

Inspire teachers to stay in the classroom and boost student achievement.¹

Give to this school

Ms. Vero, a DonorsChoose teacher for 9 years.

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

Summitview Elementary School Teachers on DonorsChoose

See more teachers from Summitview Elementary School

DonorsChoose is the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

As a teacher-founded nonprofit, we're trusted by thousands of teachers and supporters across the country. Each classroom request for funding was created by a classroom teacher and reviewed by the DonorsChoose team.

See how DonorsChoose works

Summitview Elementary School Demographics

74%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

51%

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.

Summitview Elementary School Support on DonorsChoose Last updated Dec 4, 2025

DonorsChoose makes it easy for anyone to help a teacher in need, moving us closer to a nation where students in every community have the tools and experiences they need for a great education.

Summitview Elementary School

$8,107

raised using DonorsChoose

projects funded

teachers funded

donors

projects for basic supplies

projects for technology

project for books

projects for art supplies

Summitview Elementary School has received support from 71 individuals from Washington and 21 individuals out-of-state.

Help teachers & students in your hometown this season! Use code HOME at checkout and your donation will be matched up to $100.

Summitview Elementary School

About this school

Equity Focus School

Summitview Elementary School Teachers on DonorsChoose

Share & help us grow support

DonorsChoose is the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Summitview Elementary School Demographics

Summitview Elementary School Support on DonorsChoose Last updated Dec 4, 2025

Summitview Elementary School

Help teachers & students in your hometown this season!
Use code HOME at checkout and your donation will be matched up to $100.