Enrollment
362
Elementary
DISTRICT 320 · STATE 249
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NASHUA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 330498000315
Charlotte Ave Elementary School
48 Charlotte Ave., Nashua, NH 03064 · (603) 966-1940 · Hillsborough County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL362 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 68% of New Hampshire public elementary schools
- BTest 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
11.7:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
98 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 | 51 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 67 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 69 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 70 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 49 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (51) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (49).
Student demographics
57%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
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NHSAS 2024-25 . % Above ProficientEnglish Language Arts
63.0%
NH avg 55.2%
Math
54.0%
NH avg 43.0%
What this means: On the NHSAS, New Hampshire's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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
53.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.0%
based on NH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 Charlotte Ave Elementary School
Charlotte Ave Elementary School's state test result (53.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlotte Ave Elementary School this school | 362 | 27.1% | 53.3% |
| Broad Street Elementary School Nashua | 256 | 27.3% | 49.1% |
| Birch Hill Elementary School Nashua | 332 | 33.7% | 50.2% |
| New Searles School Nashua | 256 | 23.4% | 61.1% |
| Dr. L. F. Soule School Salem | 270 | 23.3% | 48.0% |
| Mary A. Fisk Elementary School Salem | 272 | 19.1% | 49.5% |
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 Charlotte Ave Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Hampshire | In Hillsborough County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.3% | #81 of 209 | #19 of 51 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #79 of 209 | #19 of 51 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #55 of 210 | #15 of 52 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 362 | #70 of 300 | #30 of 68 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.7:1 | #106 of 179 | #23 of 52 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.2% | #24 of 181 | #24 of 52 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.1% | #109 of 240 | #27 of 60 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.8% | #32 of 139 | #12 of 40 |
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
362
-11 (-3%) vs 2020
-49% since 1990-91, when it was 712
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 11.0:1
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 | 362 | 31 | 11.7:1 | 27% (98) |
| 2023-24 | 375 | 32 | 11.7:1 | 25% (95) |
| 2022-23 | 333 | 33 | 10.1:1 | 22% (73) |
| 2020-21 | 373 | 34 | 11.0:1 | 14% (54) |
| 2017-18 | 457 | 33 | 13.8:1 | 22% (100) |
| 2015-16 | 465 | 31 | 15.0:1 | 25% (114) |
| 2010-11 | 561 | 32 | 17.5:1 | 16% (89) |
| 2000-01 | 781 | 40 | 19.5:1 | 6% (43) |
| 1990-91 | 712 | 38 | 18.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Charlotte Ave Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (457 to 362); teachers down 6% (33 to 31).
About Charlotte Ave Elementary School
Charlotte Ave Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in Nashua, New Hampshire, one of the schools in Nashua School District. It covers kindergarten through 5, with a total enrollment of 362 students. Statewide, elementary schools in New Hampshire average about 249 students each.
Nashua School District counts 21 schools and 10,636 students, including Charlotte Ave Elementary School.
By race and ethnicity, Charlotte Ave Elementary School is 61% White. Other reported shares: 22% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 6% Asian. That compares with about 82% White among all Hillsborough County residents. By the diversity index, Charlotte Ave Elementary School comes in at 57%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 11.7:1, with 31 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in New Hampshire is 11.0:1, lower than at this school. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 27% of enrollment. That is close to the 26% average for public schools in Hillsborough County.
The allk12 Grade for Charlotte Ave Elementary School is B+. Compared with New Hampshire public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 68% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Charlotte Ave Elementary School would be expected to post about 46.0%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 53.3%.
Hillsborough County has these Census figures: median household income is about $103,545, about 42% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 4%. Charlotte Ave Elementary School is among the 127 public schools in Hillsborough County.
The shortest distance from Charlotte Ave Elementary School to another public school is about 0.5 miles, to Amherst Street School. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Among the 6 closest schools with test data, this one included, Charlotte Ave Elementary School ranks 1st on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, City: Small, means it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 3%, from 373 to 362.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Charlotte Ave Elementary School covering things like school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
- Amherst Street School0.5 mi · 290
- Pennichuck Middle School0.8 mi · 768
- Mt. Pleasant School0.8 mi · 250
- Franklin Street School1.0 mi · 245
- Brentwood Academy1.0 mi · 26
- Ledge Street School1.3 mi · 454
Frequently asked questions
About Charlotte Ave Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Charlotte Ave Elementary School?
Charlotte Ave Elementary School enrolls approximately 362 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Charlotte Ave Elementary School serve?
Charlotte Ave Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Charlotte Ave Elementary School?
Approximately 11.7:1 students per teacher at Charlotte Ave Elementary School.
How diverse is Charlotte Ave Elementary School?
Charlotte Ave Elementary School reports a student body of 61% White, 22% Hispanic, 2% Black, 6% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Charlotte Ave Elementary School public or private?
Charlotte Ave 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.