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Broad Street Elementary School

390 Broad St., Nashua, NH 03063 · (603) 966-1880 · Hillsborough County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL256 STUDENTS
Enrollment
256
Elementary
DISTRICT 320 · STATE 249
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
70 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
Kindergarten
38
Grade 1
44
Grade 2
47
Grade 3
39
Grade 4
49
Grade 5
39
Student demographics
White
15159%
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 81%
Hispanic
5120%
DISTRICT 32% · STATE 8%
Black
83%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 2%
Asian
156%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 3%
Two+
3112%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 5%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
14456%
Female
11244%

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Test scores

NHSAS 2024-25 . % Above Proficient
English Language Arts
56.0%
NH avg 55.2%
Math
50.0%
NH avg 43.0%
Source: NHSAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
49.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.9%
based on NH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.2pp
above demographic expectation
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
256
-94 (-27%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 12.1:1
% White
59%
was 70%
% Hispanic
20%
was 15%
% Black
3%
was 2%
% Asian
6%
was 5%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About Broad Street Elementary School

Broad Street Elementary School, a reasonably sized primary school in Nashua, New Hampshire, part of Nashua School District, instructs 256 students, covering grades K through 5.

Across the 21 schools in Nashua School District (10,636 students total), Broad Street Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Broad Street Elementary School records that the largest single group is White, at 59% of enrollment. The remainder looks like 20% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, 6% Asian, 3% Black. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 82%.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.2:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.0:1, putting Broad Street Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 27% of students at Broad Street Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Broad Street Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 45.9%, the actual is 49.1%, a residual of +3.2 points.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Hillsborough County put the typical household earns roughly $103,545 per year, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. In all, Hillsborough County runs 127 public schools (combined enrollment of about 53,974 students), of which Broad Street Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Nashua High School North, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Broad Street Elementary School comes 4th of 8 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 41.3%.

The campus sits in a city-core setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Broad Street Elementary School's enrollment has shrank 27% since 2018, when it stood at 350 (now 256). The White share of enrollment declined from 70% to 59% over that span.

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Hillsborough County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Broad Street Elementary School
District
Nashua School District
Address
390 Broad St., Nashua, NH 03063
Phone
(603) 966-1880
County
Hillsborough County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–05
Total enrollment
256
Teachers (FTE)
21
Student–teacher ratio
12.2:1
Free/Reduced lunch
70 (27%)
Locale
13-City: Small
NCES ID
330498000314
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Broad Street Elementary School
How large is Broad Street Elementary School?
Broad Street Elementary School enrolls approximately 256 students in grades KG-05.
Is Broad Street Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Broad Street Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Broad Street Elementary School?
Approximately 12.2:1 students per teacher at Broad Street Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Broad Street Elementary School?
At Broad Street Elementary School, the student body is approximately 59% White, 20% Hispanic, 3% Black, 6% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Is Broad Street Elementary School public or private?
Broad Street Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Nashua School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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