Dr. Norman W. Crisp School

Set in Nashua, New Hampshire, Dr. Norman W. Crisp School is a medium-sized elementary school, overseen by Nashua School District. It instructs 361 students across grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 45% above the state mean of about 249.

Nashua School District comprises 21 schools with combined enrollment of 10,636 students; Dr. Norman W. Crisp School is among them.

On demographics, Dr. Norman W. Crisp School logs that the most-represented group is Hispanic (48%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder consists of 35% White, 12% multiracial, 3% Black. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 9%.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 11.0:1 average. Around 75% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Hillsborough County (around 26%), the school's rate is north of typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Dr. Norman W. Crisp School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 14.9%, the actual is 17.4%, a residual of +2.5 points.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Hillsborough County indicate the typical household earns roughly $103,545 per year, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Dr. Norman W. Crisp School is one of 127 public schools in Hillsborough County (combined enrollment of about 53,974 students).

Nearest neighbor: Library Street School, around 0.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Dr. Norman W. Crisp School operates from a high-density location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 18%: 440 students in 2018 compared to 361 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 49% to 35%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 12.9:1 in 2018 to 10.0:1 today.

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