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Fairgrounds Middle School

Q: Is Fairgrounds Middle School a good school?

Fairgrounds Middle School ranks in the bottom 20.5% of New Hampshire middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Fairgrounds Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 585 students attended Fairgrounds Middle School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Fairgrounds Middle School?

Students at Fairgrounds Middle School are 51% White, 33% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 6% Asian, 2% African American.

Q: What high school do graduates of Fairgrounds Middle School attend?

Students who attend Fairgrounds Middle School usually go on to attend Nashua High School South

Public Grades 6-8

105^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 132 New Hampshire Middle Schools

Better than 20% of New Hampshire middle schools

Summary

Fairgrounds Middle School is a public middle school located in Nashua, New Hampshire, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 546 students. The school is part of the Nashua School District, which is ranked 108 out of 158 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Fairgrounds Middle School consistently ranks in the bottom quarter of New Hampshire middle schools, with significantly below-average performance on state assessments compared to the state and district. The school's proficiency rates in 2024-2025 were 29% in math, 42% in reading, and 16% in science, compared to the state averages of 42%, 55%, and 38%, respectively. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as Asian, Hispanic, and special education students.

Interestingly, Pennichuck Middle School and Elm Street Middle School, which are also part of the Nashua School District, significantly outperform Fairgrounds Middle School across all academic metrics. Additionally, Amherst Middle School, Hollis-Brookline Middle School, and Academy for Science and Design Charter School, which are outside the Nashua district, also outperform Fairgrounds Middle School.

585

Students ?

12.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,734

Per pupil spending ?

42.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

27 Cleveland St.
Nashua, NH 03060-4482

(603) 594-4393

District: Nashua School District

Students who attend Fairgrounds Middle School usually attend:

High:

Nashua High School South

Feeder schools for Fairgrounds Middle School:

Elementary:	Bicentennial Elementary School
	Fairgrounds Elementary School
	New Searles School

Racial breakdown:

White:

51.5%

Hispanic:

32.6%

Two or more races:

7.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 18th percentile in 2015 → 20th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Hampshire average (29% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg35%

New Hampshire avg45%

105^th of 132

New Hampshire public middle schools ?

Bottom 20%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Middle Schools in the Nashua School District

108^th of 158Nashua School District among New Hampshire districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	22.1	105 of 132	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.4	93 of 130	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.1	105 of 134	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.9	106 of 130	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.1	111 of 125	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.9	116 of 128	9.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.2	114 of 131	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.1	103 of 125	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	30.2	108 of 134	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	22.7	88 of 107	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	38.4	89 of 132	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	42.8	83 of 131	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	49.4	70 of 131	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	46.7	71 of 128	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	44.9	76 of 127	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	60.7	43 of 127	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	63.4	44 of 129	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	67.3	31 of 125	75.2%	★★★★☆
2006	70.3	31 of 126	75.4%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	11.1	9 of 10	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	44.8	6 of 10	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	63.7	6 of 16	62.5%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	56.4	1 of 3	66.7%	★★★★★
2024	67.1	1 of 2	50.0%	★★★★★
2023	46.1	1 of 3	66.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	16.4	99 of 112	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.4	79 of 110	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.9	76 of 114	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.5	96 of 115	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.4	106 of 113	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.2	103 of 114	9.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.3	102 of 116	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	24.9	11 of 16	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.0	11 of 16	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.7	10 of 18	44.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	26.5	11 of 15	26.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.2	9 of 12	25.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.9	16 of 18	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.0	13 of 16	18.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	28.0	88 of 116	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.7	73 of 113	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.6	95 of 117	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.7	88 of 117	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.1	99 of 116	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.6	106 of 113	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.5	98 of 114	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2024	15.1	8 of 8	0.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	22.0	47 of 51	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	37.8	33 of 52	36.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	31.6	92 of 131	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.2	78 of 128	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.5	89 of 132	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.0	96 of 129	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.8	109 of 123	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.2	108 of 126	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.1	106 of 129	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2025)67th percentile+46 vs school

Hispanic (2025)31st percentile+11 vs school

White (2025)30th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)24th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)12th percentile-9 vs school

Asian (2025)10th percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2025)8th percentile-13 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)<1st percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs New Hampshire (2024-2025) ?

Reading42%-13 vs state

Mathematics29%-13 vs state

Science16%-22 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NH SAS Mathematics (2025)						NH SAS Reading (2025)						NH SAS Science (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NH SAS Mathematics 4th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics 5th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics 6th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics 7th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics 8th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics All Grades	NH SAS Reading 4th Grade	NH SAS Reading 5th Grade	NH SAS Reading 6th Grade	NH SAS Reading 7th Grade	NH SAS Reading 8th Grade	NH SAS Reading All Grades	NH SAS Science 5th Grade	NH SAS Science 8th Grade	NH SAS Science All Grades	Total
Fairgrounds Middle School	Public	6-8	27 Cleveland St.	Nashua	03060	Hillsborough County	Nashua School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 594-4393	585	48	12.1	42.2%	301 (51.5%)	13 (2.2%)	191 (32.6%)	38 (6.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (7.0%)	22.1	105^th of 132 public middle schools	20.5%		31.4	93^rd of 130 public middle schools	28.5%	12			28.0	32.0	26.0	29.0			42.0	47.0	38.0	42.0		16.0	16.0	$14,734
Brian S. McCarthy Middle School	Public	6-8	41 Diantonio Dr	Nashua	03062	Hillsborough County	Nashua School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(603) 966-3900	649	58	11.1	44.1%	311 (47.9%)	25 (3.9%)	228 (35.1%)	32 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (8.2%)								(n/a)
Pennichuck Middle School	Public	6-8	207 Manchester St.	Nashua	03060	Hillsborough County	Nashua School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 966-4140	768	66	11.6	46.6%	396 (51.6%)	23 (3.0%)	255 (33.2%)	18 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (9.9%)	18.6	112^th of 132 public middle schools	15.2%		30.3	96^th of 130 public middle schools	26.2%	16			27.0	28.0	27.0	27.0			42.0	38.0	35.0	39.0		18.0	18.0	$15,064
Hudson Memorial School	Public	6-8	1 Memorial Dr.	Hudson	03051	Hillsborough County	Hudson School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 886-1240	648	54	12.0	18.4%	517 (79.8%)	7 (1.1%)	50 (7.7%)	13 (2.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (9.0%)	55	52^nd of 132 public middle schools	60.6%		42.9	72^nd of 130 public middle schools	44.6%	20			43.0	34.0	47.0	41.0			59.0	53.0	60.0	57.0		42.0	42.0	$15,322
Academy for Science and Design Charter (M)	Public, Charter	5-8	9 Townsend West	Nashua	03063	Hillsborough County	Academy for Science and Design Charter School	Yes	No	No	No	(603) 595-4705	408	27	15.2	1.7%	161 (39.5%)	12 (2.9%)	18 (4.4%)	183 (44.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	29 (7.1%)	94.3	2^nd of 132 public middle schools	98.5%		95.7	2^nd of 130 public middle schools	98.5%			85.0	77.0	77.0	70.0	76.0		83.0	82.0	83.0	76.0	81.0	68.0	56.0	59.0
Hollis-Brookline Middle School	Public	7-8	25 Main St.	Hollis	03049	Hillsborough County	Hollis-Brookline Cooperative School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 324-5997	369	35	10.6	3.5%	331 (89.7%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	16 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.1%)	74.7	24^th of 132 public middle schools	81.8%		86	13^th of 130 public middle schools	90.0%	11				65.0	49.0	57.0				74.0	61.0	67.0		41.0	41.0	$17,320
Hollis Upper Elementary School	Public	4-6	12 Drury Ln.	Hollis	03049	Hillsborough County	Hollis School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 465-9182	277	27	10.1	3.2%	251 (90.6%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.1%)								(n/a)	72.0	50.0	84.0			68.0	70.0	78.0	82.0			77.0	55.0		55.0	$17,206
Litchfield Middle School	Public	5-8	19 McElwain Dr.	Litchfield	03052	Hillsborough County	Litchfield School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 424-0566	344	30	11.5	11.0%	294 (85.5%)	3 (0.9%)	21 (6.1%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.1%)	40.5	82^nd of 132 public middle schools	37.9%		35.4	89^th of 130 public middle schools	31.5%	7		29.0	28.0	33.0	36.0	31.0		57.0	52.0	57.0	50.0	54.0	39.0	36.0	38.0	$16,703
Amherst Middle School	Public	5-8	14 Cross Rd.	Amherst	03031	Hillsborough County	Amherst School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 673-8944	635	52	12.2	8.2%	571 (89.9%)	2 (0.3%)	27 (4.3%)	10 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.8%)	81.9	15^th of 132 public middle schools	88.6%		72.9	29^th of 130 public middle schools	77.7%	14		69.0	79.0	72.0	50.0	67.0		66.0	77.0	73.0	59.0	68.0	52.0	45.0	48.0	$20,246
Pelham Memorial School	Public	6-8	59 Marsh Rd.	Pelham	03076	Hillsborough County	Pelham School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 635-2321	349	35	9.9	11.5%	303 (86.8%)	3 (0.9%)	24 (6.9%)	9 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.9%)	29	94^th of 132 public middle schools	28.8%		25.3	103^rd of 130 public middle schools	20.8%	9			43.0	29.0	18.0	30.0			54.0	52.0	34.0	47.0		21.0	21.0	$14,066

Frequently Asked Questions about Fairgrounds Middle School

What high school do graduates of Fairgrounds Middle School attend?

Students who attend Fairgrounds Middle School usually go on to attend Nashua High School South

What is the racial makeup of Fairgrounds Middle School?

Students at Fairgrounds Middle School are 51% White, 33% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 6% Asian, 2% African American.

How many students attend Fairgrounds Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 585 students attended Fairgrounds Middle School.

What district is Fairgrounds Middle School in?

Nashua School District

Is Fairgrounds Middle School a good school?

Fairgrounds Middle School ranks in the bottom 20.5% of New Hampshire middle schools.

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