Amherst Street School in Nashua, New Hampshire on DonorsChoose

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About this school

Amherst Street School is an urban public school in Nashua, New Hampshire that is part of School Administrative Unit 42. It serves 290 students in grades K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 10.0:1. Its teachers have had 76 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

Equity Focus School

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Public School

Title 1

Grades K - 5

290 Students

29 Teachers

71 Amherst St

Nashua, NH 03064 View local requests

http://schools.nashua.edu/amherst

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Amherst Street School Demographics

69%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

48%

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.

Amherst Street School Support on DonorsChoose Last updated Dec 29, 2025

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