Gate City Charter School for the Arts

Gate City Charter School for the Arts is a public elementary school run by Gate City Charter School For the Arts in Merrimack, New Hampshire. It serves 160 students in kindergarten through 8. The average among elementary schools in New Hampshire is roughly 249 students; this school is 36% smaller than that.

Federal records list Gate City Charter School for the Arts as its own district.

Gate City Charter School for the Arts's enrollment is 82% White. After that, the student body is 8% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 3% Black. For comparison, Hillsborough County is about 82% White. The school's diversity index is 32%, meaning two students picked at random have a 32% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.

Gate City Charter School for the Arts employs 10 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 16.0:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 11.0:1 average for elementary schools in New Hampshire. Gate City Charter School for the Arts's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 31%.

Measured against New Hampshire public elementary schools, Gate City Charter School for the Arts receives an F. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.

Schools in New Hampshire with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to post an average proficiency rate on state tests near 43.7%. Gate City Charter School for the Arts posts 26.0%, 17.7 points below that, which places it in the bottom 10% statewide on BeatsExpectations.

Census estimates describe Hillsborough County this way: the median household income is $103,545, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 42% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. In all, Hillsborough County has 127 public schools and roughly 53,974 students.

Pennichuck Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.4 miles away. Within five miles of Gate City Charter School for the Arts, there are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Gate City Charter School for the Arts ranks 8th on average proficiency.

The NCES locale for Gate City Charter School for the Arts is Suburb: Mid-size, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000. Gate City Charter School for the Arts is run as a public charter school.

The school enrolled 160 students in 2024-25, 20 more than the 140 it had in 2020-21. Federal data show the ratio rising from 14.0:1 to 16.0:1.

The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Gate City Charter School for the Arts covering things like sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.