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Enrollment
359
Elementary
DISTRICT 320 · STATE 249
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NASHUA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 330498000321
Main Dunstable School
20 Whitford Rd., Nashua, NH 03062 · (603) 966-2320 · Hillsborough County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL359 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 92% of New Hampshire public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
13.8:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
14%
51 students
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 26%
Community
1
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 | 53 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 53 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 82 | 23% |
| Grade 3 | 60 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 68 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 43 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (53) is 23% larger than its 5th grade class (43).
Student demographics
60%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
66.0%
NH avg 55.2%
Math
70.0%
NH avg 43.0%
What this means: On the NHSAS, New Hampshire's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 70 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NH schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
69.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.4%
based on NH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 54% typical for New Hampshire schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 15 points, placing it in New Hampshire's top 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 Main Dunstable School
Main Dunstable School's state test result (69.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Dunstable School this school | 359 | 14.2% | 69.2% |
| Peter Woodbury School Bedford | 428 | 7.5% | 83.2% |
| Mary C. Dondero Elementary School Portsmouth | 328 | 13.7% | 75.6% |
| Bicentennial Elementary School Nashua | 481 | 16.8% | 63.7% |
| MicroSociety Academy Charter School Foundation Nashua | 303 | 13.9% | 51.7% |
| Mt. Lebanon School W. Lebanon | 246 | 31.3% | 71.0% |
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 Main Dunstable School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Hampshire | In Hillsborough County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.2% | #22 of 209 | #7 of 51 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.0% | #26 of 209 | #10 of 51 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #43 of 210 | #11 of 52 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 359 | #72 of 300 | #32 of 68 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #164 of 179 | #46 of 52 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.4% | #20 of 181 | #20 of 52 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 14.2% | #169 of 240 | #41 of 60 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.6% | #23 of 139 | #10 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
359
-70 (-16%) vs 2020
-46% since 1990-91, when it was 665
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 12.6:1
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 | 359 | 26 | 13.8:1 | 14% (51) |
| 2023-24 | 360 | 30 | 12.0:1 | 13% (45) |
| 2022-23 | 416 | 36 | 11.6:1 | 14% (60) |
| 2020-21 | 429 | 34 | 12.6:1 | 11% (49) |
| 2017-18 | 470 | 34 | 13.8:1 | 16% (73) |
| 2015-16 | 513 | 34 | 15.1:1 | 15% (75) |
| 2010-11 | 566 | 32 | 17.7:1 | 11% (60) |
| 2000-01 | 726 | 41 | 17.7:1 | 6% (47) |
| 1990-91 | 665 | 33 | 20.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Main Dunstable School.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (470 to 359); teachers down 24% (34 to 26).
About Main Dunstable School
In Nashua, New Hampshire, Main Dunstable School is a medium-sized elementary school. School enrollment was 359 students in 2024-25, in kindergarten through 5. For comparison, elementary schools in New Hampshire average about 249 students.
In Nashua School District, 21 schools enroll a combined 10,636 students.
Main Dunstable School's enrollment is 58% White. The next largest groups are 20% Asian, 12% Hispanic, and 9% multiracial. In Hillsborough County overall, about 82% of residents are White. Main Dunstable School has a diversity index of 60%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The teaching staff at Main Dunstable School is 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 13.8:1. That ratio is over the 11.0:1 average for elementary schools in New Hampshire. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 14%. For comparison, public schools in Hillsborough County average 26%.
Main Dunstable School is graded A by allk12, scoring above 92% of New Hampshire public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
BeatsExpectations places Main Dunstable School in the top 10% of New Hampshire schools. The measure fits a line through proficiency and free or reduced-price lunch share for each state, and this school sits 14.8 points above it (69.2% actual, 54.4% predicted).
Federal survey data for Hillsborough County show that 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%. A total of 127 public schools operate in Hillsborough County, serving about 53,974 students.
Nearest public school: Brian S. McCarthy Middle School, about 0.9 miles away. The five-mile area around Main Dunstable School holds at least 8 other public schools. Main Dunstable School ranks 1st of 7 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 69.2% against a local average of 45.8%.
The federal government classifies Main Dunstable School's location as City: Small.
The student count in 2024-25 was 359, 16% below the 429 of 2020-21. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio rose to 13.8:1, from 12.6:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at Main Dunstable School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
- Brian S. McCarthy Middle School0.9 mi · 649
- New Searles School1.5 mi · 256
- MicroSociety Academy Charter School Foundation1.8 mi · 303
- Bicentennial Elementary School2.0 mi · 481
- Nashua High School North2.2 mi · 1,543
- Fairgrounds Middle School2.4 mi · 585
Frequently asked questions
About Main Dunstable SchoolHow many students attend Main Dunstable School?
Main Dunstable School enrolls approximately 359 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Main Dunstable School serve?
Main Dunstable School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Main Dunstable School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Main Dunstable School is approximately 13.8:1 (26 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Main Dunstable School?
Main Dunstable School reports a student body of 58% White, 12% Hispanic, 1% Black, 20% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Main Dunstable School?
Main Dunstable School is overseen by Nashua School District in Hillsborough County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.