Enrollment
356
Elementary
DISTRICT 320 · STATE 249
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NASHUA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 330498000326
Sunset Heights School
15 Osgood Rd., Nashua, NH 03060 · (603) 966-3680 · Hillsborough County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL356 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 79% of New Hampshire public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
11.9:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
149 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 53 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 61 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 71 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 56 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 55 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 60 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (53) is 12% smaller than its 5th grade class (60).
Student demographics
63%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
57.0%
NH avg 55.2%
Math
56.0%
NH avg 43.0%
What this means: On the NHSAS, New Hampshire's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NH schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
54.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.5%
based on NH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+17.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 36% typical for New Hampshire schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 18 points, placing it in New Hampshire's top 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 Sunset Heights School
Sunset Heights School's state test result (54.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunset Heights School this school | 356 | 41.9% | 54.2% |
| Birch Hill Elementary School Nashua | 332 | 33.7% | 50.2% |
| Charlotte Ave Elementary School Nashua | 362 | 27.1% | 53.3% |
| Broad Street Elementary School Nashua | 256 | 27.3% | 49.1% |
| Smyth Road School Manchester | 344 | 36.3% | 37.3% |
| Jewett School Manchester | 443 | 38.4% | 28.8% |
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 Sunset Heights School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Hampshire | In Hillsborough County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.2% | #75 of 209 | #18 of 51 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #63 of 209 | #15 of 51 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #82 of 210 | #20 of 52 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 356 | #74 of 300 | #33 of 68 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #119 of 179 | #30 of 52 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.3% | #15 of 181 | #15 of 52 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.9% | #44 of 240 | #14 of 60 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.7% | #104 of 139 | #31 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
356
+11 (+3%) vs 2020
-30% since 1990-91, when it was 509
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 11.1:1
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 | 356 | 30 | 11.9:1 | 42% (149) |
| 2023-24 | 374 | 37.8 | 9.9:1 | 43% (160) |
| 2022-23 | 355 | 32 | 11.1:1 | 43% (154) |
| 2020-21 | 345 | 31 | 11.1:1 | 30% (102) |
| 2017-18 | 390 | 30 | 13.0:1 | 37% (145) |
| 2015-16 | 377 | 28 | 13.5:1 | 34% (129) |
| 2010-11 | 445 | 30 | 14.8:1 | 30% (134) |
| 2000-01 | 642 | 37 | 17.4:1 | 17% (106) |
| 1990-91 | 509 | 30 | 17.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sunset Heights School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (390 to 356); teachers unchanged (30 to 30).
About Sunset Heights School
Sunset Heights School is an elementary school in Nashua, New Hampshire, according to federal school records. The school had 356 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (elementary schools in New Hampshire) has about 249 students.
Sunset Heights School is one school in a 21-school district, Nashua School District, which enrolls 10,636 students.
Sunset Heights School is 53% White by enrollment. The remaining students are 26% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, 7% Asian, and 3% Black. Among people living in Hillsborough County, the White share is about 82%. Sunset Heights School's diversity index is 63%, against a US figure of 70%.
Sunset Heights School counts 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 11.9 students for each one. This ratio sits 0.9 above the 11.0:1 average for elementary schools in New Hampshire. About 42% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. The average for public schools in Hillsborough County is 26%.
The allk12 Grade for Sunset Heights School is A-. Compared with New Hampshire public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 79% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
In New Hampshire, Sunset Heights School is one of the top 10% of schools on BeatsExpectations, with an average proficiency rate on state tests of 54.2% compared with a predicted 36.5%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Hillsborough County, the median household income is $103,545, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Sunset Heights School is one of 127 public schools in the county.
The closest other public school is Nottingham West Elementary School, about 1.5 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Sunset Heights School is 3rd of 7 on proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Sunset Heights School is City: Small.
Federal data show a 3% enrollment gain, from 345 in 2020-21 to 356 in 2024-25.
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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
- Nottingham West Elementary School1.5 mi · 457
- Nottingham West Elementary Pre School1.5 mi · 96
- Dr. Norman W. Crisp School1.5 mi · 361
- Elm Street Middle School1.6 mi · 895
- Fairgrounds Middle School1.7 mi · 585
- Fairgrounds Elementary School1.8 mi · 445
Frequently asked questions
About Sunset Heights SchoolHow many students attend Sunset Heights School?
Sunset Heights School enrolls approximately 356 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Sunset Heights School serve?
Sunset Heights School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sunset Heights School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Sunset Heights School is approximately 11.9:1 (30 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Sunset Heights School?
Student demographics at Sunset Heights School are roughly 53% White, 26% Hispanic, 3% Black, 7% Asian, 12% Two or more.
What district is Sunset Heights School in?
Sunset Heights School is part of Nashua School District.
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