Summary:
ZIP code 03060 includes six elementary-level schools in Nashua’s Nashua School District: five serving grades K–5 and Purple Panthers Preschool serving PK–K. Together, the schools report 1,903 students, although the preschool is not directly comparable to the traditional elementary schools because it has no state ranking or proficiency results.
Sunset Heights School is the clear academic leader in the area. It ranks 129th of 230 New Hampshire elementary schools and has proficiency rates of 45% in math, 49% in reading, and 40% in science. It is the only school in the ZIP code performing at or above the state average in two tested subjects, and it leads the group in most grade-level results. However, its ranking and test scores declined notably in the most recent year, so families may want to look at more than one year of results. Fairgrounds Elementary School is the next strongest option, with 23% math, 31% reading, and 23% science proficiency, though its statewide ranking remains low at 217th of 230.
The other three K–5 schools face more significant academic challenges. Mt. Pleasant School has the lowest student-teacher ratio, at 9.9 to 1, but ranks 222nd statewide. Ledge Street School and Dr. Norman W. Crisp School rank near the bottom, with Crisp showing the lowest overall results, especially in reading. Across the five K–5 schools, reading is the largest shared weakness: average proficiency is 31%, compared with 55% statewide. Overall, school size and student-teacher ratios do not clearly predict achievement, and Sunset Heights stands apart as the strongest-performing school despite its recent decline.
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