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Best Elementary Schools
in Nashua School District

This page covers 12 elementary schools in Nashua School District. Rankings use a composite of neighborhood opportunity, class sizes, and per-student investment — signals available consistently from federal data across all US public schools. Schools in this district score near the national median on neighborhood opportunity. Use these rankings as a starting point; pair them with school visits and conversations with local parents before making any enrollment decision.

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Schools Ranked
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Elementary Schools Rankings

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Birch Hill Elementary School
Grades KG–05332 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (6.1:1) · above-average investment ($20,917/student)
79
/100
Student:Teacher
6.1:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$20,917
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
30%
Low economic need
2
rank
Broad Street Elementary School
Grades KG–05249 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (11.3:1) · above-average investment ($20,917/student)
71
/100
Student:Teacher
11.3:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$20,917
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
25%
Low economic need
3
rank
Main Dunstable School
Grades KG–05416 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (11.6:1) · above-average investment ($20,917/student)
64
/100
Student:Teacher
11.6:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
51/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$20,917
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
14%
Low economic need
4
rank
Charlotte Ave Elementary School
Grades KG–05333 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (10.1:1) · above-average investment ($20,917/student)
63
/100
Student:Teacher
10.1:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
48/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$20,917
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
22%
Low economic need
5
rank
Bicentennial Elementary School
Grades PK–05541 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($20,917/student)
62
/100
Student:Teacher
13.5:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
51/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$20,917
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
14%
Low economic need
6
rank
New Searles School
Grades PK–05307 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.9:1) · above-average investment ($20,917/student)
61
/100
Student:Teacher
12.9:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
51/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$20,917
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
23%
Low economic need
7
rank
Sunset Heights School
Grades KG–05355 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (11.1:1) · above-average investment ($20,917/student)
59
/100
Student:Teacher
11.1:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
45/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$20,917
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
43%
Near nat'l 52.2%
8
rank
Amherst Street School
Grades KG–05293 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (11.2:1) · above-average investment ($20,917/student)
58
/100
Student:Teacher
11.2:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
48/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$20,917
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
61%
Near nat'l 52.2%
9
rank
Mt. Pleasant School
Grades PK–05286 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (9.5:1) · above-average investment ($20,917/student)
58
/100
Student:Teacher
9.5:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
45/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$20,917
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
67%
Near nat'l 52.2%
10
rank
Ledge Street School
Grades KG–05414 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (9.6:1) · above-average investment ($20,917/student)
58
/100
Student:Teacher
9.6:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
45/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$20,917
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
69%
High economic need
2 more elementary schools in Nashua School District not shown here.
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How We Rank Elementary Schools

Each school receives a composite score (0–100) built from 4 federal data signals, weighted to reflect what matters most at the elementary school level. All signals are normalised against national benchmarks so a school's score reflects its standing across the entire US, not just within this district.

Neighborhood Opportunity
40%
Harvard Opportunity Atlas score for the school's neighbourhood. Higher means children from this area historically achieve stronger economic outcomes.
Student-Teacher Ratio
30%
Lower ratio = smaller classes = more individual attention per child. Normalised against national range.
Per-Pupil Expenditure
20%
Annual district spending per enrolled student from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Compared against national average.
Free Lunch Rate
10%
Percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch. Used as a neighbourhood economic-context signal.
Test scores are excluded: they are not published as consistent open federal data across all states, making reliable cross-district comparison impossible with this signal alone.
District at a Glance
12
Elementary Schools
19
Total Schools
79
#1 Score
62
Avg Score
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About This Data

All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets: NCES Common Core of Data (enrollment, school characteristics, student-teacher ratios), NCES F-33 Finance Survey (per-pupil expenditure), Harvard Opportunity Atlas (neighbourhood opportunity scores). Federal data is published on an annual cycle and may not reflect the very latest school-year changes. Rankings reflect available data and should be used as a starting point — not a substitute for visiting schools or consulting district resources directly. What this ranking does not measure: teacher quality, classroom culture, extracurricular programmes, school safety, or parent and student satisfaction.