Main Dunstable School

Main Dunstable School operates as a moderately sized elementary school in Nashua, New Hampshire, part of Nashua School District. Current enrollment sits at 359 students spanning grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 249 students per school, that is 44% larger than typical.

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

For racial and ethnic makeup, Main Dunstable School logs that White students make up the majority at 58%. The remainder reads as 20% Asian, 12% Hispanic, 9% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 82% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.8:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 11.0:1 average. About 14% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Hillsborough County (around 26%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Main Dunstable School sits in the top 10% of New Hampshire schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 54.4%; actual is 69.2%, +14.8 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Hillsborough County put median household income runs about $103,545, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Main Dunstable School is one of 127 public schools in Hillsborough County (combined enrollment of about 53,974 students).

The closest other public school is Brian S. McCarthy Middle School, roughly 0.9 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Main Dunstable School. On composite proficiency, Main Dunstable School comes 1st of 7 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 45.8%.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Main Dunstable School's enrollment has ticked down 24% since 2018, when it stood at 470 (now 359). Over the same period, the Asian share declined from 26% to 20%.

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