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School for Exceptional Studies

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School for Exceptional Studies is a suburban public school in Lawrence, Massachusetts that is part of Lawrence Public Schools. It serves 118 students in grades Not specified with a student/teacher ratio of 3.6:1. Its teachers have had 79 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Public School

Title 1

Grades Not specified

118 Students

33 Teachers

233 Haverhill St 4th Fl

Lawrence, MA 01840 View local requests

http://www.lawrence.k12.ma.us

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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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School for Exceptional Studies Demographics

95%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

94%

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.

School for Exceptional Studies Support on DonorsChoose Last updated Dec 5, 2025

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School for Exceptional Studies

$36,834

raised using DonorsChoose

projects funded

teachers funded

256

donors

projects for basic supplies

projects for technology

projects for books

projects for art supplies

School for Exceptional Studies has received support from 115 individuals from Massachusetts and 141 individuals out-of-state.

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School for Exceptional Studies

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