Pennichuck Middle School

Pennichuck Middle School is a middle school of large scale in Nashua, New Hampshire, part of Nashua School District, caters to 768 students in grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 103% bigger than the state mean of about 379.

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

Looking at the student body, Pennichuck Middle School records that 52% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school reports 33% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 3% Black, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 82% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Pennichuck Middle School reports 66 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.6:1. The state averages about 11.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 47% 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 higher than Hillsborough County's rate of about 26%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Pennichuck Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 33.4%; this one delivers 29.9%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Hillsborough County indicate the typical household earns roughly $103,545 per year, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Hillsborough County's 127 public schools (combined enrollment of about 53,974 students), Pennichuck Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Charlotte Ave Elementary School, around 0.8 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Pennichuck Middle School at 3rd of 7; the average score across the group is 32.1%.

The school occupies a city-core site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Pennichuck Middle School has increased 20%, going from 639 students in 2018 to 768 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share edged up from 28% to 33%.

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