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Fairgrounds Middle School

Q: Is Fairgrounds Middle School a good school?

Fairgrounds Middle School ranks in the bottom 19.6% 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

111^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 138 New Hampshire Middle Schools

Better than 20% of New Hampshire middle schools

Summary

Fairgrounds Middle School is a public school in Nashua, New Hampshire, serving about 585 students in grades 6–8 as part of the Nashua School District. The school serves a diverse urban-suburban community and has a higher share of students from economically disadvantaged households than most nearby high-performing schools.

Academic results are below the New Hampshire average: 29% of students are proficient in mathematics, 38% in reading, and 29% in science. Reading is the school’s strongest subject overall, although results have declined from 45% two years earlier. Mathematics has remained relatively flat, with 7th grade showing the weakest performance at 26%. Science is an important relative strength: Fairgrounds is above the district average and outperforms both Pennichuck Middle School and Brian S. McCarthy Middle School in that subject. Fairgrounds also performs slightly better overall than McCarthy and is closely matched with Pennichuck.

Compared with nearby schools outside Nashua, Fairgrounds has substantially lower proficiency rates than Amherst Middle School, Windham Middle School, Hollis-Brookline Middle School, and the Academy for Science and Design Charter. Its statewide ranking has remained in the lower tier over the past decade, with recent improvement not yet sustained. Subgroup results are uneven: English Language Learners are a notable strength, while recent results for students receiving special education services are a serious concern. Families may want to ask about plans for 7th-grade math, 6th-grade reading, special education support, and how the school is building on its science and language-support strengths.

585

Students ?

12.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,734

Per pupil spending ?

42.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

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 — 19th percentile in 2016 → 20th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Hampshire average (32% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school32%

District avg34%

New Hampshire avg46%

111^th of 138

New Hampshire public middle schools ?

Bottom 20%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Middle 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	22.2	111 of 138	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.1	106 of 133	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	57.7	6 of 12	50.0%	★★★☆☆
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
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
2026	17.9	95 of 113	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.4	100 of 113	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	22.4	14 of 19	26.3%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	27.8	94 of 121	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.0	89 of 117	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	30.5	98 of 136	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.6	92 of 132	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
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 (2024)50th percentile+22 vs school

Asian (2026)50th percentile+30 vs school

White (2026)28th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2026)26th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)22nd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)16th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)8th percentile-12 vs school

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

By subject vs New Hampshire (2025-2026) ?

Reading38%-17 vs state

Mathematics29%-15 vs state

Science29%-9 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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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 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%)	22.2	111^th of 138 public middle schools	19.6%		22.1	106^th of 133 public middle schools	20.3%	5			32.0	26.0	29.0	29.0			33.0	45.0	37.0	38.0		29.0	29.0	$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%)	15	123^rd of 138 public middle schools	10.9%					(n/a)			32.0	22.0	17.0	23.0			39.0	38.0	27.0	35.0		20.0	20.0
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%)	21.6	112^th of 138 public middle schools	18.8%		18.6	113^th of 133 public middle schools	15.0%	1			31.0	32.0	25.0	30.0			37.0	50.0	31.0	40.0		22.0	22.0	$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%)	43.3	76^th of 138 public middle schools	44.9%		55	52^nd of 133 public middle schools	60.9%	24			35.0	40.0	41.0	39.0			48.0	64.0	45.0	52.0		33.0	33.0	$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%)	96.2	4^th of 138 public middle schools	97.1%		94.3	2^nd of 133 public middle schools	98.5%	2		79.0	81.0	79.0	78.0	79.0		83.0	76.0	85.0	81.0	81.0	68.0	81.0	77.0
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%)	90.5	8^th of 138 public middle schools	94.2%		74.7	24^th of 133 public middle schools	82.0%	16				69.0	66.0	67.0				74.0	76.0	75.0		66.0	66.0	$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)	64.0	68.0	61.0			65.0	68.0	78.0	75.0			73.0	60.0		60.0	$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%)	64.4	39^th of 138 public middle schools	71.7%		40.5	82^nd of 133 public middle schools	38.3%	43		35.0	40.0	45.0	64.0	46.0		58.0	49.0	64.0	67.0	60.0	42.0	51.0	47.0	$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%)	86.1	14^th of 138 public middle schools	89.9%		81.9	15^th of 133 public middle schools	88.7%	1		60.0	72.0	66.0	60.0	64.0		67.0	69.0	77.0	67.0	71.0	58.0	55.0	56.0	$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%)	59	51^st of 138 public middle schools	63.0%		29	94^th of 133 public middle schools	29.3%	43			62.0	35.0	41.0	45.0			68.0	61.0	54.0	60.0		39.0	39.0	$14,066

Frequently Asked Questions about Fairgrounds Middle School

What district is Fairgrounds Middle School in?

Nashua School District

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.

Is Fairgrounds Middle School a good school?

Fairgrounds Middle School ranks in the bottom 19.6% of New Hampshire middle schools.

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

How many students attend Fairgrounds Middle School?

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

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