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We've already saved money by pressing our logos on our sweatshirts that we wear on Friday mornings.\r\n\r\nAgain, thank you so much for doing what you do. It's because of people like you that make my job as a teacher that much easier.","fullyFundedDate":1761955051381,"projectUrl":"project/future-business-owners-in-the-making/9605501/","projectTitle":"Future Business Owners in the Making!","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Johnson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4924804_orig.png?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1569982686623","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4924804"},{"teacherId":4924804,"projectId":9383987,"letterContent":"First and foremost, we here at Wilson Middle School would like to thank you from the bottom of our hearts for your wonderful donations to our ManUP! program. When I told the students that the project got fully funded, they were ecstatic and very grateful. 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The audience was impressed with our costumes and asked me where we got the costumes. The look on their faces when I mantioned your donation made them want to become donors themself. So, you have inspired my students AND future potential donors to have an even bigger impact on my future students. What a gift!\r\nThank you for your donation.","fullyFundedDate":1726786512123,"projectUrl":"project/hygge-means-comfortable-in-costume/8787569/","projectTitle":"Hygge Means Comfortable In Costume!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Richardson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6984366_orig.jpg?crop=500,500,x147,y71&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1632340353584","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6984366"},{"teacherId":6984366,"projectId":8420818,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for the reeds for my woodwind players! 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About this school
Wilson Middle School is
an urban public school
in San Diego, California that is part of San Diego Unified School District.
It serves 755 students
in grades 6 - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 22.9:1.
Its teachers have had 414 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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93%
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 Feb 10, 2026
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Wilson Middle School
$321,080
raised using DonorsChoose
414
projects
funded
51
teachers
funded
656
donors
31
projects
for
basic supplies
122
projects for
technology
38
projects for
books
24
projects
for
art supplies
Wilson Middle School has received support from
430 individuals from California and
226 individuals out-of-state.