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New Searles Elementary School

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New Searles Elementary School is an urban public school in Nashua, New Hampshire that is part of School Administrative Unit 42. It serves 256 students in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 8.8:1. Its teachers have had 223 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

Public School

Grades Pre-K - 5

256 Students

29 Teachers

39 Shady Ln

Nashua, NH 03062 View local requests

http://schools.nashua.edu/newsearles

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New Searles Elementary School Demographics

22%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

19%

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.

New Searles Elementary School Support on DonorsChoose Last updated Dec 5, 2025

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New Searles Elementary School

$105,967

raised using DonorsChoose

223

projects funded

teachers funded

653

donors

projects for basic supplies

projects for technology

projects for books

projects for art supplies

New Searles Elementary School has received support from 445 individuals from New Hampshire and 208 individuals out-of-state.

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