Enrollment
361
Elementary
DISTRICT 320 · STATE 249
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NASHUA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 330498000486
Dr. Norman W. Crisp School
50 Arlington St., Nashua, NH 03060 · (603) 966-2100 · Hillsborough County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL361 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 16% 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
10.0:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
271 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 | 57 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 57 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 62 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 63 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 54 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 68 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (57) is 16% smaller than its 5th grade class (68).
Student demographics
63%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
18.0%
NH avg 55.2%
Math
14.0%
NH avg 43.0%
What this means: On the NHSAS, New Hampshire's statewide test, about 18 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 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
17.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
14.9%
based on NH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 17% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 15% 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 Dr. Norman W. Crisp School
Dr. Norman W. Crisp School's state test result (17.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Norman W. Crisp School this school | 361 | 75.1% | 17.4% |
| Ledge Street School Nashua | 454 | 72.9% | 20.4% |
| Mt. Pleasant School Nashua | 250 | 68.0% | 21.1% |
| Amherst Street School Nashua | 290 | 66.6% | 23.7% |
| Fairgrounds Elementary School Nashua | 445 | 58.0% | 26.5% |
| 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 Dr. Norman W. Crisp School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Hampshire | In Hillsborough County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 17.4% | #208 of 209 | #50 of 51 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.0% | #208 of 209 | #51 of 51 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 18.0% | #208 of 210 | #50 of 52 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 361 | #71 of 300 | #31 of 68 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.0:1 | #46 of 179 | #9 of 52 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.9% | #16 of 181 | #16 of 52 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.1% | #1 of 240 | #1 of 60 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.0% | #44 of 139 | #17 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
361
-18 (-5%) vs 2020
-8% since 1990-91, when it was 392
Student : Teacher
10.0:1
was 11.8:1
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 | 361 | 36 | 10.0:1 | 75% (271) |
| 2023-24 | 377 | 35 | 10.8:1 | 74% (280) |
| 2022-23 | 385 | 35.2 | 10.9:1 | 73% (280) |
| 2020-21 | 379 | 32 | 11.8:1 | 72% (274) |
| 2017-18 | 440 | 34.2 | 12.9:1 | 73% (319) |
| 2015-16 | 419 | 34 | 12.3:1 | 78% (327) |
| 2010-11 | 376 | 31 | 12.1:1 | 76% (286) |
| 2000-01 | 543 | 36 | 15.1:1 | 50% (271) |
| 1990-91 | 392 | 24 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dr. Norman W. Crisp School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (440 to 361); teachers up 5% (34.2 to 36).
About Dr. Norman W. Crisp School
Dr. Norman W. Crisp School is an elementary school in Nashua, New Hampshire, and it is part of Nashua School District. In all, 361 students attend the school in kindergarten through 5. That is 45% larger than the average of about 249 students for elementary schools in New Hampshire.
The 21 schools of Nashua School District, including Dr. Norman W. Crisp School, enroll 10,636 students.
Hispanic students account for 48% of enrollment at Dr. Norman W. Crisp School, more than any other group. Other groups make up 35% White, 12% multiracial, and 3% Black. County-wide, 9% of Hillsborough County residents are Hispanic. The diversity index for Dr. Norman W. Crisp School is 63%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
A staff of 36 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 10.0:1. Compared with the 11.0:1 average for elementary schools in New Hampshire, this school's ratio is lower. By family income, 75% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 26% for public schools in Hillsborough County.
Dr. Norman W. Crisp School holds a C- allk12 Grade, placing it above 16% of New Hampshire public elementary schools.
In New Hampshire, Dr. Norman W. Crisp School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 17.4% actual against a predicted 14.9%.
For the population of Hillsborough County, median household income comes to about $103,545, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Hillsborough County counts 127 public schools with about 53,974 students.
Among nearby public schools, Library Street School is closest at about 0.7 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Dr. Norman W. Crisp School.
NCES describes the area around Dr. Norman W. Crisp School as City: Small, meaning inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 361, compared with 379 in 2020-21. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 11.8:1; by 2024-25 it was 10.0:1.
The discussion board for Dr. Norman W. Crisp School is open to topics like athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
- Library Street School0.7 mi · 190
- Dr. H. O. Smith Elementary School0.8 mi · 200
- Elm Street Middle School1.0 mi · 895
- Hudson Memorial School1.2 mi · 648
- Nottingham West Elementary School1.3 mi · 457
- Nottingham West Elementary Pre School1.3 mi · 96
Frequently asked questions
About Dr. Norman W. Crisp SchoolHow large is Dr. Norman W. Crisp School?
Dr. Norman W. Crisp School enrolls approximately 361 students in grades KG-05.
Is Dr. Norman W. Crisp School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Dr. Norman W. Crisp School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Dr. Norman W. Crisp School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Dr. Norman W. Crisp School is approximately 10.0:1 (36 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Dr. Norman W. Crisp School?
At Dr. Norman W. Crisp School, the student body is approximately 35% White, 48% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Is Dr. Norman W. Crisp School public or private?
Dr. Norman W. Crisp School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Nashua School District.
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