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Mesa View Middle School

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Mesa View Middle School is a rural public school in Calimesa, California that is part of Yucaipa-calimesa Joint Usd. It serves 664 students in grades 6 - 9 with a student/teacher ratio of 17.5:1. Its teachers have had 18 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Public School

Title 1

Grades 6 - 9

664 Students

38 Teachers

800 Mustang Way

Calimesa, CA 92320 View local requests

http://mvms.yucaipaschools.com

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Mesa View Middle School Demographics

65%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

58%

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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Mesa View Middle School

$7,000

raised using DonorsChoose

projects funded

teachers funded

donors

projects for basic supplies

projects for technology

projects for books

Mesa View Middle School has received support from 22 individuals from California and 10 individuals out-of-state.

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Mesa View Middle School

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