Enrollment
256
Elementary
DISTRICT 320 · STATE 249
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NASHUA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 330498000324
New Searles School
39 Shady Ln., Nashua, NH 03062 · (603) 966-3620 · Hillsborough County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL256 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 83% of New Hampshire public elementary schools
- A-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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
60 students
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 26%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 9 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 39 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 53 | 21% |
| Grade 2 | 34 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 45 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 34 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 42 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (39) is 7% smaller than its 5th grade class (42).
Student demographics
50%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
61.0%
NH avg 55.2%
Math
71.0%
NH avg 43.0%
What this means: On the NHSAS, New Hampshire's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 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
61.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.4%
based on NH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 New Searles School
New Searles School's state test result (61.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Searles School this school | 256 | 23.4% | 61.1% |
| Dr. L. F. Soule School Salem | 270 | 23.3% | 48.0% |
| Mary A. Fisk Elementary School Salem | 272 | 19.1% | 49.5% |
| Broad Street Elementary School Nashua | 256 | 27.3% | 49.1% |
| Charlotte Ave Elementary School Nashua | 362 | 27.1% | 53.3% |
| Library Street School Hudson | 190 | 18.9% | N/A |
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 New Searles School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Hampshire | In Hillsborough County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.1% | #43 of 209 | #12 of 51 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #24 of 209 | #8 of 51 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #63 of 210 | #16 of 52 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 256 | #147 of 300 | #46 of 68 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.7:1 | #64 of 179 | #15 of 52 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.1% | #29 of 181 | #27 of 52 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 23.4% | #121 of 240 | #29 of 60 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -31.9% | #8 of 139 | #4 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
256
-31 (-11%) vs 2020
-51% since 1990-91, when it was 527
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
was 10.6:1
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 | 256 | 24 | 10.7:1 | 23% (60) |
| 2023-24 | 247 | 25.1 | 9.8:1 | 22% (54) |
| 2022-23 | 307 | 23.8 | 12.9:1 | 23% (70) |
| 2020-21 | 287 | 27 | 10.6:1 | 16% (46) |
| 2017-18 | 376 | 29 | 13.0:1 | 15% (57) |
| 2015-16 | 426 | 29 | 14.7:1 | 19% (82) |
| 2010-11 | 430 | 26 | 16.5:1 | 17% (75) |
| 2000-01 | 551 | 31 | 17.8:1 | 5% (29) |
| 1990-91 | 527 | 23 | 22.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for New Searles School.
Since 2017-18: students down 32% (376 to 256); teachers down 17% (29 to 24).
About New Searles School
New Searles School is a medium-sized elementary school in New Hampshire, with an address in Nashua. A federal count lists 256 students at the school, in pre-K through 5.
New Searles School is part of Nashua School District, where 21 schools serve 10,636 students.
A majority of students at New Searles School, 68%, are White. The rest of enrollment is 18% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, and 4% Asian. Among all residents of Hillsborough County, the White share is about 82%. The chance that two students picked at random at New Searles School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 50%.
Dividing enrollment by its 24 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 10.7:1. Elementary schools in New Hampshire average about 11.0:1, a similar figure. New Searles School reports 23% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
New Searles School is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 83% of New Hampshire public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
New Searles School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 61.1%, compared with a predicted 48.4%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of New Hampshire schools on BeatsExpectations.
Hillsborough County census figures 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.
The closest other public school is Bicentennial Elementary School, about 0.9 miles away. Within five miles of New Searles School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Of 7 schools in the immediate area with test results, New Searles School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Small, or inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count declined from 287 to 256.
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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
- 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
- Bicentennial Elementary School0.9 mi · 481
- Brian S. McCarthy Middle School1.3 mi · 649
- Fairgrounds Middle School1.3 mi · 585
- Fairgrounds Elementary School1.4 mi · 445
- Main Dunstable School1.5 mi · 359
- MicroSociety Academy Charter School Foundation1.8 mi · 303
Frequently asked questions
About New Searles SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at New Searles School?
New Searles School enrolls approximately 256 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does New Searles School serve?
New Searles School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at New Searles School?
Approximately 10.7:1 students per teacher at New Searles School.
How diverse is New Searles School?
New Searles School reports a student body of 68% White, 18% Hispanic, 2% Black, 4% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is New Searles School public or private?
New Searles School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Nashua School District.
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