Ledge Street School in Nashua, New Hampshire on DonorsChoose

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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 454 students in grades K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 10.6:1. Its teachers have had 682 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

Equity Focus School

Support towards this school will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Public School

Title 1

Grades K - 5

454 Students

43 Teachers

139 Ledge St

Nashua, NH 03060 View local requests

https://www.nashua.edu/Ledge

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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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Ledge Street School Demographics

70%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

56%

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.

Ledge Street School Support on DonorsChoose Last updated Dec 5, 2025

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