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Your kind donations mean a lot to my students and myself. The school supplies brought so much happiness to my students and their families. They are very thankful for all the supplies.\r\n\r\nThese past months have been very challenging ones for my students and their families due to high inflation and other issues but your sweet and kind donations have made a difference in their education and their lives.\r\n\r\nThank you for the incredible impact that you have made in my students' learning process. You are making a difference in their education and their daily lives by providing them with the essential learning tools to learn and succeed.\r\n\r\nThank you for making my students feel loved, cared and supported.\r\n\r\nThank you for helping us keep our students healthy and happy.\r\n\r\nThank you so much for your generous donation and for supporting our classroom! 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Making a lasting impact on their well-being.\r\n\r\nYour thoughtful contribution has played a significant role in helping my students learn and practice kindness in their daily interactions in our community.\r\n\r\nThrough your support, we were able to provide thoughtful and comforting mini kindness kits filled with caring kindness notes, snacks, and other small treasures that brought smiles to students' faces and our community. These seemingly simple gifts carried a much deeper meaning—a cheerful distraction during challenging times, a boost of confidence, and a reminder that they are cared for and valued by their community.\r\n\r\nWe are truly grateful for your generosity and the impact it has had on shaping a positive and caring community in our classroom.\r\n\r\nThank you for helping us spread kindness and bring joy to our community.\r\n\r\nYour generosity inspires us every day, and we're so thankful to have you as part of our community. Together, we are making a lasting impact.\r\n\r\nThank you for caring and supporting our community.\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU ALLSTATE!","fullyFundedDate":1770305133807,"projectUrl":"project/sharing-kindness-and-compassion-in-our-c/10071068/","projectTitle":"Sharing Kindness And Compassion In Our Community","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Gutierrez","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-5_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mr-gutierrez3"},{"teacherId":114177,"projectId":9544382,"letterContent":"Thank you for your generous donations. Having these headphones has been a great addition to our classroom. Each student is able to have their own pair and we even had some extras to replace those that might no longer be working their best. The students love them because they are comfortable and reliable. 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About this school
Main Street Elementary School is
an urban public school
in Los Angeles, California that is part of Los Angeles Unified School District.
It serves 649 students
in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 16.2:1.
Its teachers have had 641 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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97%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
Data about school demographics comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. The numbers in this chart may not add up to 100% because of limitations in the available data.
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Last updated Apr 10, 2026
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Main Street Elementary School
$332,034
raised using DonorsChoose
641
projects
funded
53
teachers
funded
1,029
donors
96
projects
for
basic supplies
118
projects for
technology
45
projects for
books
32
projects
for
art supplies
Main Street Elementary School has received support from
774 individuals from California and
255 individuals out-of-state.