Academy for Science & Design in Nashua, New Hampshire on DonorsChoose

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About this school

Academy for Science & Design is an urban public school in Nashua, New Hampshire that is part of New Hampshire Department of Education. It serves 543 students in grades 6 - 12 with a student/teacher ratio of 41.8:1. Its teachers have had 66 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

Public School

Grades 6 - 12

543 Students

13 Teachers

9 Townsend W

Nashua, NH 03063 View local requests

http://www.asdnh.org

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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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Academy for Science & Design Demographics

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

35%

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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