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Ledge Street School

Q: Is Ledge Street School a good school?

Ledge Street School ranks in the bottom 1.7% of New Hampshire elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Ledge Street School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 454 students attended Ledge Street School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Ledge Street School?

Students at Ledge Street School are 54% Hispanic, 31% White, 11% Two or more races, 3% African American, 2% Asian.

Q: What schools do graduates of Ledge Street School attend?

Students who attend Ledge Street School usually go on to attend: High : Nashua High School South

Public Grades K-5

226^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 230 New Hampshire Elementary Schools

Better than 2% of New Hampshire elementary schools

Summary

Ledge Street School is a public K–5 elementary school in Nashua, NH, serving 454 students in a community with relatively high economic need. The school is part of the Nashua School District and has a long history of ranking near the bottom of New Hampshire elementary schools. Its latest ranking is 226th out of 230 schools statewide, placing it in the 2nd percentile. This reflects a persistent pattern rather than a single difficult year.

Academic results are well below both district and state averages. In 2025–2026, 21% of students were proficient in math, 24% in reading, and 17% in science, compared with 33%, 43%, and 27% across the district. Reading is the clearest concern: only 17% of third graders, 27% of fourth graders, and 28% of fifth graders were proficient. Math is weakest in fourth grade, where proficiency was 16%. Results have improved somewhat from 2022–2023, but progress has largely stalled in recent years. The school’s approximately 73% free- or reduced-price lunch rate also indicates that many families may face economic challenges, an important context when considering test scores.

Nearby schools show that performance varies considerably within Nashua. New Searles School, Charlotte Ave Elementary School, and Broad Street Elementary School post substantially higher results, although they serve student populations with lower economic-need rates. Dr. Norman W. Crisp School has a similar economic profile and similarly low overall outcomes, while Fairgrounds Elementary School and Mt. Pleasant School perform somewhat better in selected subjects. For families evaluating the school, the key questions are how it is strengthening early literacy, fourth-grade math, intervention services, staffing stability, and the promising improvement seen previously among special education students.

454

Students ?

10.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,198

Per pupil spending ?

72.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

139 Ledge St.
Nashua, NH 03060-3098

(603) 966-2120

District: Nashua School District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

53.5%

White:

30.6%

Two or more races:

10.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 1st percentile in 2015 → 2nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Hampshire average (21% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!Reading scores 31 pts below the New Hampshire average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school21%

District avg34%

New Hampshire avg46%

226^th of 230

New Hampshire public elementary schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 5 pts since 2016

From bottom 7% (2016) to bottom 2% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

11^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	6.7	226 of 230	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.6	219 of 224	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.5	224 of 234	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.8	233 of 237	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.7	227 of 233	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.1	223 of 231	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.2	226 of 231	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	12.1	211 of 229	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	12.0	227 of 244	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	4.4	203 of 206	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	20.0	215 of 242	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	27.9	198 of 241	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	31.8	187 of 241	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	20.6	206 of 237	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	9.3	238 of 242	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	14.4	222 of 240	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	5.1	231 of 236	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	14.6	221 of 237	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	16.9	218 of 238	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2023	13.8	6 of 6	0.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	15.8	3 of 3	0.0%	★★★★☆
2019	36.3	4 of 6	33.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.2	3 of 6	50.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	7.8	179 of 184	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.2	177 of 182	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.8	181 of 187	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.7	183 of 193	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.3	180 of 187	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.6	158 of 160	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.2	179 of 192	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.8	182 of 190	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	18.7	22 of 23	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	30.2	12 of 21	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.4	16 of 19	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.7	17 of 18	5.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.3	15 of 21	28.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.4	5 of 9	44.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.3	10 of 17	41.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.1	13 of 19	31.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	7.8	178 of 184	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.8	178 of 186	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.1	185 of 193	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.4	189 of 199	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.1	182 of 194	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.2	165 of 168	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.5	185 of 195	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.7	192 of 195	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2024	37.7	44 of 71	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.9	60 of 70	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	9.5	223 of 229	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.5	201 of 223	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.2	205 of 228	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.5	226 of 233	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.6	229 of 229	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.2	204 of 209	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.6	212 of 229	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.8	209 of 227	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2024)38th percentile+34 vs school

Hispanic (2026)4th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)3rd percentile~ school

Female (2026)3rd percentile~ school

White (2026)3rd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2023)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs New Hampshire (2025-2026) ?

Reading24%-31 vs state

Mathematics21%-23 vs state

Science17%-21 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 6th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics 7th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics 8th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics All Grades	NH SAS Reading 3rd Grade	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
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)
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
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
MicroSociety Academy Charter School Foundation	Public, Charter	K-8	591 West Hollis Street	Nashua	03062	Hillsborough County	MicroSociety Academy Charter School Foundation	Yes	No	No	Yes	(603) 595-7877	303	19	15.9	13.9%	150 (49.5%)	13 (4.3%)	33 (10.9%)	92 (30.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.6%)	56.4	100^th of 230 public elementary schools	56.5%		56.9	95^th of 224 public elementary schools	57.6%	5	39.0	68.0	48.0	19.0	14.0	36.0	40.0	52.0	77.0	76.0	51.0	62.0	59.0	63.0	41.0	45.0	42.0
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%)	54.8	106^th of 230 public elementary schools	53.9%		51.7	109^th of 224 public elementary schools	51.3%	3	54.0	56.0	51.0				54.0	48.0	45.0	74.0				56.0	38.0		38.0	$21,295
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Ledge Street School

How many students attend Ledge Street School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 454 students attended Ledge Street School.

What schools do graduates of Ledge Street School attend?

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

High : Nashua High School South

Is Ledge Street School a good school?

Ledge Street School ranks in the bottom 1.7% of New Hampshire elementary schools.

What district is Ledge Street School in?

Nashua School District

What is the racial makeup of Ledge Street School?

Students at Ledge Street School are 54% Hispanic, 31% White, 11% Two or more races, 3% African American, 2% Asian.

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