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Pennichuck Middle School

Q: Is Pennichuck Middle School a good school?

Pennichuck Middle School ranks in the bottom 18.8% of New Hampshire middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Pennichuck Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 768 students attended Pennichuck Middle School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Pennichuck Middle School?

Students at Pennichuck Middle School are 52% White, 33% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 3% African American, 2% Asian.

Q: What high school do graduates of Pennichuck Middle School attend?

Students who attend Pennichuck Middle School usually go on to attend Nashua High School North

Public Grades 6-8

112^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 138 New Hampshire Middle Schools

Better than 19% of New Hampshire middle schools

Summary

Pennichuck Middle School is a large grades 6–8 school in Nashua, New Hampshire, serving 768 students in the Nashua School District. As the largest of Nashua’s three middle schools, it serves a comparatively high-need student population, with 46.61% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The 2024–25 student-teacher ratio was 11.6:1, a generally favorable level compared with nearby schools.

Academic results remain below New Hampshire averages, although the school improved in every tested subject in 2025–26. Proficiency was 30% in math, 40% in reading, and 22% in science, compared with statewide rates of 44%, 55%, and 38%. Science is the clearest schoolwide challenge. Eighth grade is also a concern, with proficiency rates of 25% in math and 31% in reading, while seventh-grade reading stands out as a relative strength at 50%. Pennichuck’s latest ranking is around the 19th percentile statewide, continuing a pattern of lower-quartile performance, despite recent gains.

Within Nashua, Pennichuck compares favorably with Brian S. McCarthy Middle School in all three subjects and is slightly ahead of Fairgrounds Middle School in math and reading; however, Fairgrounds is stronger in science. Results are substantially higher at nearby schools such as Litchfield Middle School, Hudson Memorial School, and Merrimack Middle School. Those comparisons involve schools with different community and student needs, so they are not direct measures of school quality. For families considering Pennichuck, the most important questions may involve eighth-grade support, science instruction, intervention services, and whether recent academic improvements continue.

768

Students ?

11.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,064

Per pupil spending ?

46.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

207 Manchester St.
Nashua, NH 03060-8112

(603) 966-4140

District: Nashua School District

Students who attend Pennichuck Middle School usually attend:

High:

Nashua High School North

Feeder schools for Pennichuck Middle School:

Elementary:	Amherst Street School
	Charlotte Ave Elementary School
	Mt. Pleasant School

Racial breakdown:

White:

51.6%

Hispanic:

33.2%

Two or more races:

9.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 25th percentile in 2016 → 19th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Hampshire average (31% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school31%

District avg34%

New Hampshire avg46%

112^th of 138

New Hampshire public middle schools ?

Bottom 19%▼ down 7 pts since 2016

From bottom 25% (2016) to bottom 19% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	21.6	112 of 138	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.6	112 of 132	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.3	96 of 130	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.7	103 of 134	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.6	83 of 130	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	16.0	112 of 125	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.1	108 of 128	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.3	103 of 131	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	27.9	97 of 125	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	34.1	100 of 134	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	24.7	86 of 107	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	21.1	110 of 132	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	32.8	98 of 131	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	21.9	108 of 131	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	21.2	106 of 128	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	25.1	105 of 127	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	45.2	79 of 127	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	51.4	64 of 129	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	56.7	50 of 125	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	59.9	45 of 126	64.3%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2024	40.0	2 of 2	0.0%	★★★★☆
2023	24.0	2 of 3	33.3%	★★★★☆
2019	60.6	2 of 7	71.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	22.7	91 of 113	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.9	97 of 112	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.6	85 of 110	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.1	85 of 114	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.2	76 of 115	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	12.2	108 of 113	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.7	96 of 114	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.2	94 of 116	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	18.7	16 of 19	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.0	13 of 16	18.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.1	12 of 16	25.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.8	13 of 18	27.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.5	10 of 15	33.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	26.0	10 of 12	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.3	12 of 18	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.5	10 of 16	37.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	21.0	103 of 121	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.1	101 of 116	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.5	75 of 113	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.3	86 of 117	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.8	72 of 117	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.5	97 of 116	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.7	95 of 113	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.4	82 of 114	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	25.3	10 of 13	23.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.0	10 of 15	33.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.6	7 of 11	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.0	4 of 8	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2024	32.9	38 of 48	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.9	45 of 47	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.7	46 of 48	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.2	43 of 49	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	34.6	92 of 136	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.7	90 of 131	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.4	55 of 128	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.7	72 of 132	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.1	63 of 129	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	27.7	87 of 123	29.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.9	80 of 126	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.3	79 of 129	38.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

White (2026)32nd percentile+14 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)23rd percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2024)21st percentile-5 vs school

Female (2026)19th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)16th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2026)15th percentile-4 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)<1st percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs New Hampshire (2025-2026) ?

Reading40%-15 vs state

Mathematics30%-14 vs state

Science22%-16 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, July 26, 2017

Great school and staff they dont let kids get away with not turning in homework and expect our children to work for their grades!! Close Quote

by a citizen
Monday, July 10, 2017

Caring, wonderful teachers and great opportunities for our students. I'm proud PMS is in our district! Close Quote

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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 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
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	112^th of 132 public middle schools	15.2%				31.0	32.0	25.0	30.0			37.0	50.0	31.0	40.0		22.0	22.0	$15,064
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 132 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
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	105^th of 132 public middle schools	20.5%	6			32.0	26.0	29.0	29.0			33.0	45.0	37.0	38.0		29.0	29.0	$14,734
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 132 public middle schools	60.6%	24			35.0	40.0	41.0	39.0			48.0	64.0	45.0	52.0		33.0	33.0	$15,322
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 132 public middle schools	37.9%	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
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
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 132 public middle schools	88.6%	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
James Mastricola Upper Elementary School	Public	5-6	26 Baboosic Lake Rd.	Merrimack	03054	Hillsborough County	Merrimack School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 424-6221	533	40	13.3	14.1%	449 (84.2%)	4 (0.8%)	22 (4.1%)	9 (1.7%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (8.4%)								(n/a)		48.0	50.0			49.0		65.0	59.0			62.0	35.0		35.0	$18,479
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 132 public middle schools	81.8%	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

Frequently Asked Questions about Pennichuck Middle School

How many students attend Pennichuck Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 768 students attended Pennichuck Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Pennichuck Middle School?

Students at Pennichuck Middle School are 52% White, 33% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 3% African American, 2% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Pennichuck Middle School attend?

Students who attend Pennichuck Middle School usually go on to attend Nashua High School North

What district is Pennichuck Middle School in?

Nashua School District

Is Pennichuck Middle School a good school?

Pennichuck Middle School ranks in the bottom 18.8% of New Hampshire middle schools.

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