La Mesa Dale Elementary School in La Mesa, California on DonorsChoose

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About this school

La Mesa Dale Elementary School is a suburban public school in La Mesa, California that is part of La Mesa Spring Valley School District. It serves 520 students in grades Pre-K - 6 with a student/teacher ratio of 32.5:1. Its teachers have had 178 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

Equity Focus School

Support towards this school will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Public School

Title 1

Grades Pre-K - 6

520 Students

16 Teachers

4271 Olive Ave.

La Mesa, CA 91941 View local requests

https://www.lmsvschools.org/lamesadale/

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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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La Mesa Dale Elementary School Demographics

67%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

73%

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.

La Mesa Dale Elementary School Support on DonorsChoose Last updated Dec 5, 2025

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