Summary:
ZIP code 03063 in Nashua, New Hampshire, has two public elementary schools serving kindergarten through fifth grade: Birch Hill Elementary School and Broad Street Elementary School, both part of the Nashua School District. Together, they enroll 588 students and provide families with two relatively small elementary-school options in the area.
Based on the latest reported results, Broad Street is the stronger overall performer. It ranks 106th of 230 schools, at the 54th percentile, compared with Birch Hill’s 170th-place ranking and 26th-percentile standing. Broad Street also has higher all-grade proficiency in mathematics, reading, and science: 54%, 56%, and 38%, respectively, compared with Birch Hill’s 41%, 41%, and 28%. Broad Street is at or above statewide results in all three subjects, while Birch Hill trails the state, especially in reading. Broad Street’s fifth-grade results are particularly strong, including 74% proficiency in reading. Its recent results have also been stable or improving.
Birch Hill has some positive indicators, including mathematics and science results above district averages and notably strong fourth-grade performance: 59% in mathematics and 58% in reading. However, its overall results declined substantially from the prior year, with mathematics falling 12 percentage points, reading 14 points, and science 7 points. Birch Hill is also somewhat larger, with 332 students compared with Broad Street’s 256, and has a slightly higher student–teacher ratio and free/reduced-price lunch rate. These figures provide useful context but do not explain the entire performance difference. Parents may want to ask about recent staffing, attendance, student mobility, instructional programs, and the reasons for Birch Hill’s sharp year-over-year change. On the available data, Broad Street has the stronger current academic profile, while Birch Hill shows greater variation by grade and warrants closer review.
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