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Nottingham West Elementary School
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 2 | 115 | 25% |
| Grade 3 | 127 | 28% |
| Grade 4 | 109 | 24% |
| Grade 5 | 106 | 23% |
School pathway
Test scores
NHSAS 2024-25 . % Above ProficientWhat this means: On the NHSAS, New Hampshire's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Hampshire schools, those numbers are about 55 and 43.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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%.
Schools most like Nottingham West Elementary School
Nottingham West Elementary School's state test result (51.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nottingham West Elementary School this school | 457 | 18.2% | 51.2% |
| Hills Garrison Elementary School Hudson | 354 | 16.4% | 48.4% |
| East Derry Memorial Elementary School Derry | 388 | 14.7% | 52.0% |
| Newmarket Elementary School Newmarket | 474 | 20.9% | 58.2% |
| Hooksett Memorial School Hooksett | 431 | 16.5% | 56.2% |
| Pollard Elementary School Plaistow | 434 | 16.6% | 38.6% |
Where Nottingham West Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Hampshire | In Hillsborough County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.2% | #92 of 209 | #23 of 51 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #99 of 209 | #25 of 51 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #77 of 210 | #18 of 52 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 457 | #26 of 300 | #13 of 68 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #165 of 179 | #47 of 52 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.8% | #54 of 181 | #33 of 52 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 18.2% | #145 of 240 | #35 of 60 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.6% | #51 of 139 | #20 of 40 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 457 | 33 | 13.8:1 | 18% (83) |
| 2023-24 | 442 | 34 | 13.0:1 | 18% (80) |
| 2022-23 | 445 | 34 | 13.1:1 | 17% (75) |
| 2020-21 | 473 | 36 | 13.1:1 | 18% (85) |
| 2017-18 | 548 | 38 | 14.4:1 | 20% (111) |
| 2015-16 | 624 | 36 | 17.3:1 | 25% (159) |
| 2010-11 | 807 | 43 | 18.8:1 | 17% (137) |
| 2000-01 | 825 | 57 | 14.5:1 | 5% (40) |
| 1990-91 | 608 | 26 | 23.4:1 | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (548 to 457); teachers down 13% (38 to 33).
About Nottingham West Elementary School
In Hudson, New Hampshire, part of Hillsborough County, Nottingham West Elementary School is an elementary school. It enrolled 457 students in grades 2 through 5 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, elementary schools in New Hampshire average about 249 students each.
Hudson School District runs Nottingham West Elementary School along with 6 other schools, enrolling 2,921 students in total.
White students make up 81% of enrollment at Nottingham West Elementary School. Other students are 8% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 2% Black. For comparison, Hillsborough County is about 82% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 34% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school has about 13.8 students per teacher and 33 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 2.9 above the 11.0:1 average for elementary schools in New Hampshire. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 18%. That is lower than the 26% average for public schools in Hillsborough County.
Nottingham West Elementary School is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 49% of New Hampshire public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On BeatsExpectations, Nottingham West Elementary School is within a point of its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of New Hampshire schools.
Within Hillsborough County, the median household income is $103,545, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Nottingham West Elementary School, Hillsborough County has 126 other public schools.
Nottingham West Elementary Pre School is the nearest neighboring public school, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles of Nottingham West Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 4 nearby schools with scores, Nottingham West Elementary School ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Nottingham West Elementary School as Suburb: Mid-size, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
2024-25 enrollment was 457, a 3% decrease from 473 in 2020-21.
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Hillsborough County at a glance
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