Fairgrounds Elementary School

Fairgrounds Elementary School is an elementary-level community of expansive scale in Nashua, New Hampshire, part of Nashua School District, hosting 445 students in grades K through 5. By comparison, New Hampshire's public schools average about 249 students each, so Fairgrounds Elementary School sits 79% bigger than that benchmark.

Within Nashua School District, which oversees 21 schools and 10,636 students, Fairgrounds Elementary School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Fairgrounds Elementary School reports that 47% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 37% White, 11% multiracial, 3% Black, 2% Asian. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 9%.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.0:1, putting Fairgrounds Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 58% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Hillsborough County runs at roughly 26%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Fairgrounds Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 26.0%, the actual is 26.5%, a residual of +0.5 points.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Hillsborough County put the typical household earns roughly $103,545 per year, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Across Hillsborough County's 127 public schools (combined enrollment of about 53,974 students), Fairgrounds Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Fairgrounds Middle School, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Fairgrounds Elementary School at 4th of 5; the average score across the group is 39.9%.

Fairgrounds Elementary School operates from a downtown location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Fairgrounds Elementary School has ticked down 14%, going from 520 students in 2018 to 445 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 48% to 37% across the same window.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.