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Amherst Street School

Public Grades K-5

223^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 230 New Hampshire Elementary Schools

Better than 3% of New Hampshire elementary schools

Summary

Amherst Street School is a public K–5 elementary school in Nashua, New Hampshire, serving about 290 students in the Nashua School District. Located near several other Nashua elementary schools, it serves a community with substantial economic need, with about 67% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The school’s recent academic results are a significant concern: it ranked 223rd out of 230 New Hampshire elementary schools for 2025–2026, placing it in the state’s 3rd percentile. This is part of a persistent pattern, as the school has generally ranked in the bottom 3%–5% statewide in recent years.

Mathematics is the clearest academic weakness. In 2025–2026, 15% of students were proficient in math, compared with 33% across the district and 44% statewide. Reading proficiency was 31%, and science proficiency was 21%, both also below district and state results. Math performance was lower than at every nearby comparison school listed, including Fairgrounds Elementary School, Birch Hill Elementary School, Broad Street Elementary School, and Charlotte Ave Elementary School. Broad Street and Charlotte Ave were especially strong local benchmarks, with math proficiency above 50%. Amherst Street’s reading results were stronger in fifth grade, at 43%, but fourth-grade reading was only 21%, suggesting notable variation by grade.

Parents may also want to consider staffing and student-support indicators. The student-teacher ratio rose from 9.4 in 2023–2024 to 13.3 in 2024–2025, the highest among the nearby Nashua schools in the supplied data. Special education outcomes were another concern, ranking in the 3rd percentile in 2024–2025. The school is not lowest in every comparison: its reading results exceeded those at Dr. Norman W. Crisp School and Ledge Street School, while its science results exceeded those at Ledge Street and Mt. Pleasant School. Families may wish to ask about math interventions, fourth-grade reading support, staffing stability, and services for students receiving special education.

290

Students ?

13.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,318

Per pupil spending ?

66.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

71 Amherst St.
Nashua, NH 03064-2597

(603) 966-1700

District: Nashua School District

Students who attend Amherst Street School usually attend:

Middle:	Pennichuck Middle School
High:	Nashua High School North

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

44.8%

White:

36.9%

Two or more races:

10.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 10th percentile in 2015 → 3rd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Hampshire average (22% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school22%

District avg34%

New Hampshire avg46%

223^rd of 230

New Hampshire public elementary schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 9 pts since 2016

From bottom 12% (2016) to bottom 3% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 12Elementary Schools in the Nashua School District

128^th of 166Nashua 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
2026	9.6	223 of 230	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.6	216 of 224	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.5	222 of 234	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.2	225 of 237	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.9	225 of 233	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.7	172 of 231	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.0	212 of 231	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	16.0	202 of 229	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	18.8	214 of 244	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	16.0	186 of 206	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	17.5	222 of 242	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	16.1	222 of 241	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	24.3	206 of 241	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	28.8	187 of 237	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	33.5	181 of 242	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	38.0	174 of 240	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	54.2	117 of 236	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	68.7	71 of 237	70.0%	★★★★☆
2006	21.9	207 of 238	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	17.5	165 of 184	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.3	166 of 182	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	158 of 187	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.6	181 of 193	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.2	186 of 187	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	31.6	147 of 192	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.0	178 of 190	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	28.8	17 of 23	26.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	27.9	14 of 21	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.4	15 of 19	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.7	15 of 18	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.0	19 of 21	9.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	74.3	3 of 17	82.4%	★★★★☆
2018	58.5	6 of 19	68.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	4.9	183 of 184	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.6	184 of 186	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.3	187 of 193	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.7	191 of 199	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.1	166 of 194	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.8	153 of 195	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.9	164 of 195	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	6.1	70 of 72	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.5	66 of 71	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	30.3	55 of 70	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.2	35 of 60	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.5	44 of 52	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	10.7	221 of 229	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.6	217 of 223	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.4	201 of 228	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.1	209 of 233	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.3	213 of 229	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	34.5	163 of 229	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.4	196 of 227	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)26th percentile+23 vs school

Female (2026)10th percentile+7 vs school

White (2026)3rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Male (2026)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs New Hampshire (2025-2026) ?

Reading31%-24 vs state

Science21%-17 vs state

Mathematics15%-29 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				NH SAS Mathematics (2026)				NH SAS Reading (2026)				NH SAS Science (2026)		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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NH SAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	NH SAS Mathematics 4th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics 5th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics All Grades	NH SAS Reading 3rd Grade	NH SAS Reading 4th Grade	NH SAS Reading 5th Grade	NH SAS Reading All Grades	NH SAS Science 5th Grade	NH SAS Science All Grades	Total
Amherst Street School	Public	K-5	71 Amherst St.	Nashua	03064	Hillsborough County	Nashua School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 966-1700	290	22	13.3	66.6%	107 (36.9%)	14 (4.8%)	130 (44.8%)	6 (2.1%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (10.3%)	9.6	223^rd of 230 public elementary schools	3.0%		9.6	216^th of 224 public elementary schools	3.6%	7	18.0	409.0	21.0	15.0	31.0	21.0	43.0	31.0	21.0	21.0	$21,318
Mt. Pleasant School	Public	K-5	10 Manchester St.	Nashua	03060	Hillsborough County	Nashua School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 966-2400	250	25	9.9	68.0%	101 (40.4%)	7 (2.8%)	110 (44.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (12.0%)	10	222^nd of 230 public elementary schools	3.5%		6.5	220^th of 224 public elementary schools	1.8%	2	21.0	19.0	16.0	19.0	33.0	42.0	28.0	34.0	18.0	18.0	$16,311
Charlotte Ave Elementary School	Public	K-5	48 Charlotte Ave.	Nashua	03064	Hillsborough County	Nashua School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 966-1940	362	31	11.6	27.1%	219 (60.5%)	7 (1.9%)	80 (22.1%)	23 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (9.1%)	56	101^st of 230 public elementary schools	56.1%		60.2	87^th of 224 public elementary schools	61.2%	14	48.0	60.0	43.0	51.0	50.0	65.0	70.0	61.0	33.0	33.0	$14,479
Ledge Street School	Public	K-5	139 Ledge St.	Nashua	03060	Hillsborough County	Nashua School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 966-2120	454	41	10.9	72.9%	139 (30.6%)	13 (2.9%)	243 (53.5%)	11 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (10.6%)	6.7	226^th of 230 public elementary schools	1.7%		6.6	219^th of 224 public elementary schools	2.2%	7	20.0	16.0	27.0	21.0	17.0	27.0	28.0	24.0	17.0	17.0	$15,198
Purple Panthers Preschool	Public	PK-K	36 Riverside Dr	Nashua	03060	Hillsborough County	Nashua School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 966-1141	37	2	18.5	10.8%	24 (64.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (16.2%)	3 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (10.8%)								(n/a)
Dr. Norman W. Crisp School	Public	K-5	50 Arlington St.	Nashua	03060	Hillsborough County	Nashua School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 966-2100	361	36	10.0	75.1%	127 (35.2%)	11 (3.0%)	174 (48.2%)	4 (1.1%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (11.6%)	4.5	229^th of 230 public elementary schools	0.4%		3.2	223^rd of 224 public elementary schools	0.4%	6	23.0	12.0	15.0	17.0	18.0	12.0	23.0	17.0	21.0	21.0	$16,021
Fairgrounds Elementary School	Public	K-5	37 Blanchard St.	Nashua	03060	Hillsborough County	Nashua School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 966-2220	445	35	12.8	58.0%	164 (36.9%)	15 (3.4%)	207 (46.5%)	11 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (10.8%)	11.7	217^th of 230 public elementary schools	5.7%		11.3	212^th of 224 public elementary schools	5.4%	5	24.0	16.0	28.0	23.0	20.0	24.0	49.0	31.0	23.0	23.0	$14,699
Birch Hill Elementary School	Public	K-5	17 Birch Hill Dr.	Nashua	03063	Hillsborough County	Nashua School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 966-1820	332	26	12.7	33.7%	198 (59.6%)	11 (3.3%)	68 (20.5%)	20 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (10.5%)	30	170^th of 230 public elementary schools	26.1%		53.4	104^th of 224 public elementary schools	53.6%	66	37.0	59.0	25.0	41.0	27.0	58.0	40.0	41.0	28.0	28.0	$15,368
Library Street School	Public	K	22 Library St	Hudson	03051	Hillsborough County	Hudson School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(603) 886-1255	190	34	5.5	18.9%	147 (77.4%)	3 (1.6%)	20 (10.5%)	5 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (7.9%)								(n/a)
Dr. H. O. Smith Elementary School	Public	1	33 School St	Hudson	03051	Hillsborough County	Hudson School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 886-1248	200	20	10.0	17.0%	160 (80.0%)	3 (1.5%)	19 (9.5%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (7.5%)								(n/a)											$18,988

Frequently Asked Questions about Amherst Street School

What is the racial makeup of Amherst Street School?

Students at Amherst Street School are 45% Hispanic, 37% White, 10% Two or more races, 5% African American, 2% Asian, 1% American Indian.

Is Amherst Street School a good school?

Amherst Street School ranks in the bottom 3.0% of New Hampshire elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Amherst Street School attend?

Students who attend Amherst Street School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Pennichuck Middle School
High : Nashua High School North

What district is Amherst Street School in?

Nashua School District

How many students attend Amherst Street School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 290 students attended Amherst Street School.

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