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About this school
Ledge Street School is
an urban public school
in Nashua, New Hampshire that is part of School Administrative Unit 42.
It serves 443 students
in grades K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 10.3:1.
Its teachers have had 768 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
Supporting this school will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.
Public School
Title 1
Data about Title 1 status comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education.
Grades K - 5
443 Students
43 Teachers
139 Ledge StContact info is sourced from our partners at MDR Education, and DonorsChoose updates our site ahead of each school year.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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57%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Last updated Aug 13, 2026
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Ledge Street School
$304,716
raised using DonorsChoose
768
projects
funded
54
teachers
funded
798
donors
54
projects
for
basic supplies
102
projects for
technology
60
projects for
books
71
projects
for
art supplies
Ledge Street School has received support from
344 individuals from New Hampshire and
454 individuals out-of-state.