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Northbridge Elementary School

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Northbridge Elementary School is a suburban public school in Whitinsville, Massachusetts that is part of Northbridge Public Schools. It serves 973 students in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 25.6:1. Its teachers have had 34 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

Public School

Title 1

Grades Pre-K - 5

973 Students

38 Teachers

21 Crescent St

Whitinsville, MA 01588 View local requests

http://www.nps.org/balmer

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Ms. Vero, a DonorsChoose teacher for 9 years.

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Mrs. Riordan's Music Classroom

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Northbridge Elementary School Demographics

40%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

15%

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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Northbridge Elementary School

$16,194

raised using DonorsChoose

projects funded

teachers funded

226

donors

projects for technology

projects for books

project for art supplies

Northbridge Elementary School has received support from 191 individuals from Massachusetts and 35 individuals out-of-state.

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