Nottingham West Elementary School

Nottingham West Elementary School, a high-enrollment primary school in Hudson, New Hampshire, operated by Hudson School District, educates 457 students, covering grades 2 through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 84% bigger than the state mean of about 249.

Across the 7 schools in Hudson School District (2,921 students total), Nottingham West Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Nottingham West Elementary School records that nearly all students (81%) are White; the rest is composed of 8% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 2% Black. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Nottingham West Elementary School has 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.0:1, putting Nottingham West Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. Around 18% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is below Hillsborough County's rate of about 26%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Nottingham West Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 51.8%; this one delivers 51.2%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Hillsborough County shows median household earnings sit near $103,545, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. In all, Hillsborough County runs 127 public schools (combined enrollment of about 53,974 students), of which Nottingham West Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Nottingham West Elementary Pre School, around 0.0 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Nottingham West Elementary School at 2nd of 4; the average score across the group is 39.8%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 17%: 548 students in 2018 compared to 457 in 2025.

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