Museum School in San Diego, California on DonorsChoose

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Museum School is an urban public school in San Diego, California that is part of San Diego Unified School District. It serves 214 students in grades K - 8. Its teachers have had 17 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Public School

Grades K - 8

214 Students

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211 Maple St

San Diego, CA 92103 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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Museum School Demographics

38%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

45%

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.

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Museum School

$12,137

raised using DonorsChoose

projects funded

teachers funded

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project for basic supplies

projects for technology

projects for books

Museum School has received support from 71 individuals from California and 13 individuals out-of-state.

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