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Amherst Street School

Public Grades K-5

216^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 224 New Hampshire Elementary Schools

Better than 4% of New Hampshire elementary schools

Summary

Amherst Street School is an elementary school in Nashua, New Hampshire, serving 286 students in grades K-5. 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. Amherst Street School has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of New Hampshire elementary schools, with a 0-star rating for most recent school years.

Amherst Street School significantly underperforms compared to the Nashua School District and the state of New Hampshire in academic assessments. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 15% of Amherst Street students were proficient or better in mathematics, compared to 34% for the Nashua district and 42% statewide. The reading proficiency rate was also low at 28%, compared to 45% for the district and 55% statewide. The school struggles to support the academic achievement of various student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 20% of New Hampshire elementary schools for male students, white students, and students with special needs.

The nearby Dr. Norman W. Crisp School, Fairgrounds Elementary School, and Birch Hill Elementary School generally outperform Amherst Street School in academic assessments and have higher SchoolDigger rankings, despite serving similar student populations. The high percentage of economically disadvantaged students at Amherst Street School may be a significant factor contributing to the school's low academic performance, but the school's relatively low student-teacher ratio could be an asset if leveraged effectively to provide more personalized support.

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: Holding steady — 8th percentile in 2014 → 4th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Hampshire average (21% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!Reading scores 27 pts below the New Hampshire average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg35%

New Hampshire avg45%

216^th of 224

New Hampshire public elementary schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 10% (2015) to bottom 4% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 12Elementary 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	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
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
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
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
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 (2025)33rd percentile+30 vs school

Female (2025)9th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2025)3rd percentile~ school

White (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs New Hampshire (2024-2025) ?

Reading28%-27 vs state

Science21%-17 vs state

Mathematics15%-27 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 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	216^th of 224 public elementary schools	3.6%		10.5	222^nd of 234 public elementary schools	5.1%	6	19.0		23.0	15.0	21.0	25.0	40.0	28.0	21.0	21.0	$21,318
Mt. Pleasant School	Public	PK, KG-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%)	6.5	220^th of 224 public elementary schools	1.8%		11.9	216^th of 234 public elementary schools	7.7%	4	19.0	12.0	14.0	15.0	24.0	27.0	37.0	29.0	17.0	17.0	$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%)	60.2	87^th of 224 public elementary schools	61.2%		50.8	119^th of 234 public elementary schools	49.1%	32	59.0	64.0	36.0	54.0	68.0	62.0	57.0	63.0	35.0	35.0	$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%)	6.6	219^th of 224 public elementary schools	2.2%		8.5	224^th of 234 public elementary schools	4.3%	5	16.0	26.0	21.0	21.0	22.0	30.0	18.0	24.0	13.0	13.0	$15,198
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%)	3.2	223^rd of 224 public elementary schools	0.4%		4.9	230^th of 234 public elementary schools	1.7%	7	24.0	12.0		14.0	17.0	19.0	18.0	18.0			$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%)	11.3	212^th of 224 public elementary schools	5.4%		9.7	223^rd of 234 public elementary schools	4.7%	11	34.0	19.0	26.0	26.0	30.0	24.0	34.0	30.0	21.0	21.0	$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%)	53.4	104^th of 224 public elementary schools	53.6%		55.2	108^th of 234 public elementary schools	53.8%	4	72.0	49.0	40.0	53.0	54.0	49.0	60.0	55.0	35.0	35.0	$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
Broad Street Elementary School	Public	K-5	390 Broad St.	Nashua	03063	Hillsborough County	Nashua School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 966-1880	256	21	12.1	27.3%	151 (59.0%)	8 (3.1%)	51 (19.9%)	15 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (12.1%)	51.7	109^th of 224 public elementary schools	51.3%		49.2	122^nd of 234 public elementary schools	47.9%	13	44.0	49.0	57.0	50.0	44.0	52.0	71.0	56.0	34.0	34.0	$21,295

Frequently Asked Questions about Amherst Street School

Is Amherst Street School a good school?

Amherst Street School ranks in the bottom 3.6% of New Hampshire elementary schools.

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.

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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