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Main Dunstable School

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Main Dunstable School ranks 61 st of 230 New Hampshire elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

61^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 230 New Hampshire Elementary Schools

Better than 73% of New Hampshire elementary schools

Summary

Main Dunstable School is a public elementary school in Nashua, New Hampshire, serving 359 students in kindergarten through fifth grade. It is part of the Nashua School District, but its results are considerably stronger than the district’s overall profile. For 2025–2026, the school ranked 61st out of 230 New Hampshire schools, placing it in the 73rd percentile and earning a four-star rating. It also has a relatively low reported free- and reduced-price lunch rate of 14.21%, providing important context when comparing results with nearby schools serving different student populations.

Academically, Main Dunstable School exceeded both district and state averages in every reported subject. Proficiency was 56% in mathematics, 62% in reading, and 49% in science, compared with 33%, 43%, and 27% across the district. Reading is the school’s most consistent strength, with especially strong fourth-grade performance at 72%. Mathematics remains well above district and state levels, although it fell from 70% to 56% in the latest year. Science also declined sharply from an unusually strong 72% to 49%, though it remains above state and district results. The school’s ranking dropped from 26th statewide the prior year, so families may want to watch whether recent declines are temporary.

Among nearby elementary schools, Main Dunstable School ranks behind Bicentennial Elementary School and New Searles School, but ahead of Broad Street Elementary School, Sunset Heights School, and several other local schools. Compared with the strongest nearby schools, mathematics is the main opportunity for improvement: Bicentennial Elementary School leads by 18 points and New Searles School by 10 points. The school’s relatively high student-teacher ratio and recent special-education subgroup decline are additional factors worth exploring when evaluating fit.

359

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,287

Per pupil spending ?

14.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

20 Whitford Rd
Nashua, NH 03062-1437

(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: Declining — 89th percentile in 2015 → 73rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Hampshire average (56% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Nashua School District

✓Above the New Hampshire median (73rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school56%

District avg34%

New Hampshire avg46%

61^st of 230

New Hampshire public elementary schools ?

Top 27%▼ down 8 pts since 2017

From top 18% (2017) to top 27% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	66.9	61 of 230	73.5%	★★★★☆
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
2026	70.4	42 of 184	77.2%	★★★★☆
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
2026	59.4	64 of 184	65.2%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	43.6	41 of 66	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	65.1	66 of 229	71.2%	★★★★☆
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 (2026)77th percentile+4 vs school

White (2026)71st percentile~ school

Male (2026)65th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2026)38th percentile-36 vs school

Asian (2025)33rd percentile-55 vs school

By subject vs New Hampshire (2025-2026) ?

Reading62%+7 vs state

Mathematics56%+12 vs state

Science49%+11 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
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%)	66.9	61^st of 230 public elementary schools	73.5%		83.7	26^th of 224 public elementary schools	88.4%	35	51.0	61.0	56.0				56.0	54.0	72.0	62.0				62.0	49.0		49.0	$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%)	73.2	51^st of 230 public elementary schools	77.8%		75.3	39^th of 224 public elementary schools	82.6%	12	70.0	70.0	55.0				66.0	60.0	65.0	71.0				65.0	38.0		38.0	$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%)	56.4	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
Bicentennial Elementary School	Public	K-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%)	79	36^th of 230 public elementary schools	84.3%		78.9	33^rd of 224 public elementary schools	85.3%	3	65.0	85.0	71.0				74.0	46.0	76.0	71.0				63.0	54.0		54.0	$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%)	11.7	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
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)
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
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
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
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%)	44.7	129^th of 230 public elementary schools	43.9%		63	74^th of 224 public elementary schools	67.0%	55	33.0	52.0	53.0				45.0	33.0	60.0	55.0				49.0	40.0		40.0	$15,339

Frequently Asked Questions about Main Dunstable School

Is Main Dunstable School a good school?

Main Dunstable School ranks 61^st of 230 New Hampshire elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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.

What district is Main Dunstable School in?

Nashua School District

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.

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