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What's something Nashua High School North does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
1,543
High
DISTRICT 1,085 · STATE 496
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NASHUA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 330498000598
Nashua High School North
8 Titan Way, Nashua, NH 03063 · (603) 966-2500 · Hillsborough County
GRADES 09–12HIGH13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL1,543 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 60% of New Hampshire public high schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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 high schools
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
119 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.0:1 · STATE 11.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
603 students
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 26%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 354 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 366 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 403 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 420 | 27% |
Student demographics
62%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
65.0%
NH avg 55.2%
Math
27.0%
NH avg 43.0%
What this means: On the NHSAS, New Hampshire's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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
40.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.3%
based on NH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 Nashua High School North
Nashua High School North's state test result (40.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nashua High School North this school | 1,543 | 39.1% | 40.3% |
| Manchester School of Technology (High School) Manchester | 302 | 42.7% | 25.5% |
| Nashua High School South Nashua | 1,686 | 30.7% | 46.3% |
| Manchester Memorial High School Manchester | 1,296 | 29.5% | 23.0% |
| Manchester West High School Manchester | 764 | 49.1% | 25.3% |
| Somersworth High School Somersworth | 399 | 28.6% | 30.7% |
Matched among New Hampshire high 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 Nashua High School North ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Hampshire | In Hillsborough County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.3% | #45 of 78 | #11 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.0% | #37 of 74 | #10 of 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #39 of 78 | #10 of 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,543 | #3 of 103 | #2 of 25 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #53 of 68 | #14 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.6% | #6 of 68 | #6 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.1% | #10 of 80 | #4 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.3% | #42 of 60 | #16 of 19 |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,543
-75 (-5%) vs 2020
-17% since 2010-11, when it was 1,850
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 13.4:1
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 | 1,543 | 119 | 13.0:1 | 39% (603) |
| 2023-24 | 1,579 | 142.3 | 11.1:1 | 40% (624) |
| 2022-23 | 1,594 | 129.8 | 12.3:1 | 37% (594) |
| 2020-21 | 1,618 | 121 | 13.4:1 | 27% (435) |
| 2017-18 | 1,664 | 118.1 | 14.1:1 | 40% (667) |
| 2015-16 | 1,701 | 121 | 14.1:1 | 42% (714) |
| 2010-11 | 1,850 | 126 | 14.7:1 | 37% (692) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Nashua High School North.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (1,664 to 1,543); teachers up 1% (118.1 to 119).
About Nashua High School North
Nashua High School North is a public high school in Nashua, New Hampshire. Its grade span covers grades 9 through 12, with 1,543 students on the rolls. On average, high schools in New Hampshire enroll around 496, and this school is 211% larger than that mark.
A total of 21 schools make up Nashua School District, with 10,636 students enrolled.
The largest group at Nashua High School North is White students, at 52%. Smaller groups are 32% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 5% Asian, and 3% Black. County-wide, 82% of Hillsborough County residents are White. The diversity index for Nashua High School North is 62%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school has 119 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 13.0 students per teacher. Statewide, high schools in New Hampshire average 11.2:1. Of all students at Nashua High School North, 39% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Hillsborough County average 26%.
On the allk12 Grade, Nashua High School North lands at B, ahead of 60% of New Hampshire public high schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Nashua High School North would score about 38.3%. It scores 40.3%, 2.1 points above that figure.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Hillsborough County show that median household income comes to about $103,545, roughly 42% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Hillsborough County counts 127 public schools with about 53,974 students.
MicroSociety Academy Charter School Foundation is about 0.5 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Nashua High School North is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Nashua High School North at 5th of 8.
The federal government classifies Nashua High School North's location as City: Small.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Nashua High School North had a net loss of 75 students, or 5%.
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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
- Elm Street Middle SchoolMiddle · 895 students
- Pennichuck Middle SchoolMiddle · 768 students
- Brian S. McCarthy Middle SchoolMiddle · 649 students
- Fairgrounds Middle SchoolMiddle · 585 students
- Bicentennial Elementary SchoolElementary · 481 students
Other schools in Nashua
- Nashua High School SouthHigh · 1,686 students
- Elm Street Middle SchoolMiddle · 895 students
- Pennichuck Middle SchoolMiddle · 768 students
- Brian S. McCarthy Middle SchoolMiddle · 649 students
- Fairgrounds Middle SchoolMiddle · 585 students
- Bicentennial Elementary SchoolElementary · 481 students
Nearby schools
- MicroSociety Academy Charter School Foundation0.5 mi · 303
- Broad Street Elementary School0.5 mi · 256
- Nashua High School South0.8 mi · 1,686
- Purple Panthers Preschool0.8 mi · 37
- Birch Hill Elementary School1.1 mi · 332
- Ledge Street School1.4 mi · 454
Frequently asked questions
About Nashua High School NorthHow large is Nashua High School North?
Nashua High School North enrolls approximately 1,543 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Nashua High School North serve?
Nashua High School North serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Nashua High School North?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Nashua High School North is approximately 13.0:1 (119 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Nashua High School North?
Student demographics at Nashua High School North are roughly 52% White, 32% Hispanic, 3% Black, 5% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Nashua High School North?
Nashua High School North 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.