Enrollment
290
Elementary
DISTRICT 320 · STATE 249
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NASHUA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 330498000310
Amherst Street School
71 Amherst St., Nashua, NH 03064 · (603) 966-1700 · Hillsborough County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL290 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 19% of New Hampshire public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New Hampshire public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
193 students
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 26%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 36 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 47 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 54 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 58 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 45 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 50 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (36) is 28% smaller than its 5th grade class (50).
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 33% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NHSAS 2024-25 . % Above ProficientEnglish Language Arts
28.0%
NH avg 55.2%
Math
15.0%
NH avg 43.0%
What this means: On the NHSAS, New Hampshire's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Hampshire schools, those numbers are about 55 and 43.
Source: NHSAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
23.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
20.4%
based on NH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 20% typical for New Hampshire schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New Hampshire's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Amherst Street School
Amherst Street School's state test result (23.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amherst Street School this school | 290 | 66.6% | 23.7% |
| Mt. Pleasant School Nashua | 250 | 68.0% | 21.1% |
| Dr. Norman W. Crisp School Nashua | 361 | 75.1% | 17.4% |
| Fairgrounds Elementary School Nashua | 445 | 58.0% | 26.5% |
| Ledge Street School Nashua | 454 | 72.9% | 20.4% |
| McDonough School Manchester | 534 | 65.2% | 16.3% |
Matched among New Hampshire elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Amherst Street School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Hampshire | In Hillsborough County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.7% | #204 of 209 | #46 of 51 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.0% | #206 of 209 | #49 of 51 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.0% | #199 of 210 | #44 of 52 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 290 | #122 of 300 | #43 of 68 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #156 of 179 | #43 of 52 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.9% | #11 of 181 | #11 of 52 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.6% | #6 of 240 | #6 of 60 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.7% | #34 of 37 | #6 of 8 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
290
+24 (+9%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 336
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 10.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 290 | 21.8 | 13.3:1 | 67% (193) |
| 2023-24 | 286 | 30.2 | 9.5:1 | 69% (198) |
| 2022-23 | 293 | 26.2 | 11.2:1 | 61% (179) |
| 2020-21 | 266 | 26 | 10.2:1 | 62% (165) |
| 2017-18 | 288 | 29.2 | 9.9:1 | 74% (214) |
| 2015-16 | 313 | 29 | 10.8:1 | 74% (231) |
| 2010-11 | 301 | 27 | 11.2:1 | 74% (223) |
| 2000-01 | 403 | 33 | 12.2:1 | 52% (208) |
| 1990-91 | 336 | 19 | 17.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Amherst Street School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (288 to 290); teachers down 25% (29.2 to 21.8).
About Amherst Street School
Amherst Street School, a mid-sized elementary school, is located in Nashua, New Hampshire. It is open to students in kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 290 students.
Amherst Street School is among 21 schools run by Nashua School District, which serves 10,636 students.
The largest racial or ethnic group at Amherst Street School is Hispanic, with 45% of students. The next largest groups are 37% White, 10% multiracial, 5% Black, and 2% Asian. The school's Hispanic share is 36 points above the 9% share among Hillsborough County residents. The diversity index for Amherst Street School is 65%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Amherst Street School reported 21.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 13.3:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in New Hampshire is 11.0:1. There are 193 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 67% of enrollment. The gap from the 26% average for public schools in Hillsborough County is 41 points.
Amherst Street School holds a C- allk12 Grade, placing it above 19% of New Hampshire public elementary schools.
Test results at Amherst Street School are 3.2 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (23.7% actual, 20.4% predicted).
In Hillsborough County, home to about 426,378 people, median household income comes to about $103,545, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 42%, and about 4% of people live in poverty. Hillsborough County's 127 public schools enroll about 53,974 students and include Amherst Street School.
Mt. Pleasant School is about 0.3 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Within five miles of Amherst Street School, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 31.2%; Amherst Street School's is 23.7%, ranking 3rd of 5.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Small, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased from 266 to 290, a 9% rise. Federal data show the ratio rising from 10.2:1 to 13.3:1.
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Hillsborough County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
426,378
Census ACS
Median income
$103,545
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
127
53,974 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Nashua School District
- Nashua High School SouthHigh · 1,686 students
- Nashua High School NorthHigh · 1,543 students
- Elm Street Middle SchoolMiddle · 895 students
- Pennichuck Middle SchoolMiddle · 768 students
- Brian S. McCarthy Middle SchoolMiddle · 649 students
- Fairgrounds Middle SchoolMiddle · 585 students
Other schools in Nashua
- Nashua High School SouthHigh · 1,686 students
- Nashua High School NorthHigh · 1,543 students
- Elm Street Middle SchoolMiddle · 895 students
- Pennichuck Middle SchoolMiddle · 768 students
- Brian S. McCarthy Middle SchoolMiddle · 649 students
- Fairgrounds Middle SchoolMiddle · 585 students
Nearby schools
- Mt. Pleasant School0.3 mi · 250
- Brentwood Academy0.5 mi · 26
- Franklin Street School0.5 mi · 245
- Charlotte Ave Elementary School0.5 mi · 362
- Ledge Street School1.1 mi · 454
- Pennichuck Middle School1.1 mi · 768
Frequently asked questions
About Amherst Street SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Amherst Street School?
Amherst Street School enrolls approximately 290 students in grades KG-05.
Is Amherst Street School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Amherst Street School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Amherst Street School have?
Amherst Street School employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
How diverse is Amherst Street School?
Amherst Street School reports a student body of 37% White, 45% Hispanic, 5% Black, 2% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is Amherst Street School in?
Amherst Street School is part of Nashua School District.
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