Nashua School

Nashua School is an elementary school in Nashua, Montana, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 49 students. The school is part of the Nashua K-12 Schools district, which has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger and ranks in the bottom half of Montana districts.

Nashua School's academic performance is significantly below the state average across multiple subjects and grade levels. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 14.81% of Nashua School students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 43.09%. In Mathematics, Nashua School performed slightly better at 33.33% proficiency, but still lagged behind the state average of 36.77%. The school's Science proficiency rate of 42.86% was higher than the state average of 38.16%. Nashua School also has a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, reaching 77.55% in the 2024-2025 school year, significantly higher than the state average.

Comparisons to nearby schools provide additional context. Frazer Elementary, 15.14 miles away, has even lower academic performance than Nashua School, with proficiency rates ranging from 3.33% to 13.33% across the tested subjects. In contrast, Irle Elementary School, 13.86 miles away, performs significantly better than Nashua School, with proficiency rates ranging from 28.88% to 37.5% across the tested subjects. Nashua School's statewide ranking has generally trended downward over the past decade, suggesting its performance may be declining relative to other schools in the state.