Bicentennial Elementary School

Set in Nashua, New Hampshire, Bicentennial Elementary School is a well-populated K-5 school, one of the schools within Nashua School District. It serves 481 students across grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 93% above the typical public school in New Hampshire, which averages around 249 students.

Nashua School District runs 21 schools in total, collectively educating 10,636 students. Bicentennial Elementary School is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Bicentennial Elementary School lists that the most-represented group is White (46%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school records 30% Asian, 11% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 4% Black. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 82%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.7:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 11.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 17% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Hillsborough County (around 26%), the school's rate is south of typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Bicentennial Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 52.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 63.7%.

Around the school, census data for Hillsborough County shows median household income runs about $103,545, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Bicentennial Elementary School is one of 127 public schools in Hillsborough County (combined enrollment of about 53,974 students).

The closest other public school is New Searles School, roughly 0.9 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Bicentennial Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Bicentennial Elementary School at 2nd of 7; the average score across the group is 49.1%.

The campus sits in a city-core setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 22%: 617 students in 2018 compared to 481 in 2025. Over the same period, the Asian share fell from 40% to 30%. Class-load math has fell: from 16.2:1 in 2018 to 12.7:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.