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Main Dunstable School

Q: Is Main Dunstable School a good school?

Main Dunstable School ranks 26 th of 224 New Hampshire elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

26^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 224 New Hampshire Elementary Schools

Better than 88% of New Hampshire elementary schools

Summary

Main Dunstable School is an exceptional elementary school in Nashua, New Hampshire, serving students from kindergarten to 5th grade. With consistently high academic performance, the school has ranked among the top 40 elementary schools in the state for several years, earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Main Dunstable School's academic achievements are truly impressive. The school consistently outperforms the Nashua School District and the state of New Hampshire in standardized test scores for mathematics, reading, and science. In the 2024-2025 school year, 70% of Main Dunstable students were proficient or better in mathematics, compared to just 34% for the district and 42% for the state. Similarly, 66% of the school's students were proficient or better in reading, surpassing the district's 45% and the state's 55%. The school's science proficiency rate of 72% is also significantly higher than the district's 27% and the state's 38%.

When compared to other elementary schools in the Nashua School District, Sunset Heights School and Broad Street Elementary School, both within a 4-mile radius of Main Dunstable, have lower academic performance and lower SchoolDigger ratings. This suggests that Main Dunstable School may be providing a higher quality of education and resources to its students compared to some of the nearby schools in the district.

359

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,287

Per pupil spending ?

14.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

20 Whitford Rd.
Nashua, NH 03062-1440

(603) 966-2320

District: Nashua School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

57.7%

Asian:

20.3%

Hispanic:

12.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 82nd percentile in 2017 → 88th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Hampshire average (69% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 12% of New Hampshire elementary schools

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 88th (2025) from a 82nd-percentile low (2017)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school69%

District avg35%

New Hampshire avg45%

26^th of 224

New Hampshire public elementary schools ?

Top 12%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	83.7	26 of 224	88.4%	★★★★☆
2024	79.7	38 of 234	83.8%	★★★★☆
2023	78.9	37 of 237	84.4%	★★★★☆
2022	75.8	41 of 233	82.4%	★★★★☆
2021	77.0	37 of 211	82.5%	★★★★☆
2019	80.4	31 of 231	86.6%	★★★★☆
2018	76.3	34 of 231	85.3%	★★★★☆
2017	76.6	42 of 229	81.7%	★★★★☆
2015	80.9	23 of 206	88.8%	★★★★☆
2014	85.9	15 of 242	93.8%	★★★★★
2013	71.7	56 of 241	76.8%	★★★★☆
2012	64.2	87 of 241	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	60.4	99 of 237	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	55.9	117 of 242	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	58.0	108 of 240	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	68.2	70 of 236	70.3%	★★★★☆
2007	73.6	52 of 237	78.1%	★★★★☆
2006	79.3	42 of 238	82.4%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	68.6	2 of 3	33.3%	★★★★☆
2024	70.5	3 of 6	50.0%	★★★★☆
2023	61.9	3 of 4	25.0%	★★★★☆
2018	73.3	1 of 3	66.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	85.8	16 of 182	91.2%	★★★★★
2024	77.9	30 of 187	84.0%	★★★★☆
2023	79.0	28 of 193	85.5%	★★★★☆
2022	77.1	30 of 187	84.0%	★★★★☆
2021	66.4	47 of 160	70.6%	★★★★☆
2019	75.4	33 of 192	82.8%	★★★★☆
2018	74.2	31 of 190	83.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	77.4	31 of 186	83.3%	★★★★☆
2024	80.2	29 of 193	85.0%	★★★★☆
2023	75.6	41 of 199	79.4%	★★★★☆
2022	69.2	51 of 194	73.7%	★★★★☆
2021	84.0	23 of 168	86.3%	★★★★☆
2019	82.2	24 of 195	87.7%	★★★★☆
2018	78.0	27 of 195	86.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2024	68.0	19 of 71	73.2%	★★★★☆
2023	52.1	29 of 70	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.1	33 of 59	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.9	45 of 60	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	81.7	28 of 223	87.4%	★★★★☆
2024	76.3	38 of 228	83.3%	★★★★☆
2023	72.1	58 of 233	75.1%	★★★★☆
2022	59.7	85 of 229	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.0	97 of 209	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.5	60 of 229	73.8%	★★★★☆
2018	63.2	73 of 227	67.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

Female (2025)91st percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)87th percentile~ school

Male (2025)83rd percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2024)73rd percentile-11 vs school

Asian (2025)33rd percentile-55 vs school

By subject vs New Hampshire (2024-2025) ?

Science72%+34 vs state

Mathematics70%+28 vs state

Reading66%+11 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 6th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics 7th 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 All Grades	NH SAS Science 5th Grade	NH SAS Science All Grades	Total
Main Dunstable School	Public	K-5	20 Whitford Rd.	Nashua	03062	Hillsborough County	Nashua School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 966-2320	359	26	13.8	14.2%	207 (57.7%)	5 (1.4%)	43 (12.0%)	73 (20.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.6%)	83.7	26^th of 224 public elementary schools	88.4%		79.7	38^th of 234 public elementary schools	83.8%	12	68.0	65.0	79.0			70.0	58.0	68.0	74.0			66.0	72.0	72.0	$14,287
New Searles School	Public	PK, KG-5	39 Shady Ln.	Nashua	03062	Hillsborough County	Nashua School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 966-3620	256	24	10.6	23.4%	173 (67.6%)	4 (1.6%)	45 (17.6%)	9 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (9.8%)	75.3	39^th of 224 public elementary schools	82.6%		68.3	65^th of 234 public elementary schools	72.2%	26	74.0	76.0	62.0			71.0	58.0	61.0	66.0			61.0	41.0	41.0	$18,662
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%)	56.9	95^th of 224 public elementary schools	57.6%		55.8	102^nd of 234 public elementary schools	56.4%	7	50.0	61.0	42.0	19.0	40.0	46.0	48.0	69.0	79.0	67.0	71.0	66.0	33.0	33.0
Bicentennial Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	296 E. Dunstable Rd.	Nashua	03062	Hillsborough County	Nashua School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 966-1760	481	38	12.6	16.8%	223 (46.4%)	18 (3.7%)	53 (11.0%)	142 (29.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (9.4%)	78.9	33^rd of 224 public elementary schools	85.3%		79.5	39^th of 234 public elementary schools	83.3%	6	62.0	81.0	69.0			70.0	54.0	73.0	68.0			64.0	48.0	48.0	$11,875
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
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
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
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
Sunset Heights School	Public	K-5	15 Osgood Rd.	Nashua	03060	Hillsborough County	Nashua School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 966-3680	356	30	11.8	41.9%	189 (53.1%)	9 (2.5%)	91 (25.6%)	24 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (12.1%)	63	74^th of 224 public elementary schools	67.0%		55.9	101^st of 234 public elementary schools	56.8%	27	56.0	63.0	51.0			56.0	52.0	59.0	60.0			57.0	44.0	44.0	$15,339
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Main Dunstable School

What district is Main Dunstable School in?

Nashua School District

Is Main Dunstable School a good school?

Main Dunstable School ranks 26^th of 224 New Hampshire elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Main Dunstable School?

Students at Main Dunstable School are 58% White, 20% Asian, 12% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of Main Dunstable School attend?

Students who attend Main Dunstable School usually go on to attend:

High : Nashua High School South

How many students attend Main Dunstable School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 359 students attended Main Dunstable School.

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