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Sandown North Elementary School

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Sandown North Elementary School is a rural public school in Sandown, New Hampshire that is part of School Administrative Unit 106. It serves 322 students in grades 1 - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 11.5:1. Its teachers have had 5 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Grades 1 - 5

322 Students

28 Teachers

23 Stagecoach Dr

Sandown, NH 03873 View local requests

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Sandown North Elementary School Demographics

13%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

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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Sandown North Elementary School

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Sandown North Elementary School has received support from 12 individuals from New Hampshire and 2 individuals out-of-state.

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