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Amherst Street School

Serves grades KG - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
71 Amherst St.
Nashua, NH 03064
Phone
(603) 966-1700
District
Nashua School District
County
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
293
Classroom Teachers
26

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to New Hampshire

1

(10 is best)

Better than 7.3% of all NH schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

3

(10 is best)

Amherst Street School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
26%
49%
29%
46%
23%
52%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
24%
49%
26%
49%
21%
50%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
27%
46%
37%
53%
16%
38%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
11
11
12
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 51 17.4%
Grade 1 57 19.5%
Grade 2 48 16.4%
Grade 3 45 15.4%
Grade 4 45 15.4%
Grade 5 47 16.0%
Total 293 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 47.6% 55.7% 86.3%
Black 2.6% 3.3% 2.4%
Hispanic 47.9% 32.3% 7.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.9% 8.6% 3.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.1% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 61.1% 38.6% 23.3%
Free lunch eligible 47.8% 30.4% 19.2%
Reduced lunch eligible 13.3% 8.2% 4.1%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 90,943 1,395,231
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 2,949.4 156
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.7% 4.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 15.1% 16.7%
20-44 YEARS OLD 35.4% 30.9%
45-64 YEARS OLD 27.4% 28.9%
65 OR OLDER 16.4% 19.0%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 37,478 545,116
Single Parent Households With Children 7.3% 6.4%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 92.2% 93.8%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 40.4% 39.0%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 24.8% 25.5%
$100,000 - $149,999 19.4% 19.9%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.3% 13.1%
$50,000 - $74,999 16.0% 15.1%
$30,000 - $49,999 13.5% 12.1%
$15,000 - $29,999 7.8% 8.5%
$15,000 or less 6.2% 5.8%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,426 $104,304,000 54.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,762 $17,632,000 9.2%
Staff $625 $6,251,000 3.3%
General Administration $412 $4,122,000 2.2%
School Administration $806 $8,064,000 4.2%
Operation $1,512 $15,124,000 7.9%
Transportation $642 $6,426,000 3.4%
Other $233 $2,327,000 1.2%
Total Support $5,992 $59,946,000 31.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,724 $27,248,000 14.2%
Total Expenditures $19,142 $191,498,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $11,514 $1,944,332,000 55.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,553 $262,259,000 7.4%
Staff $582 $98,336,000 2.8%
General Administration $696 $117,496,000 3.3%
School Administration $1,072 $180,955,000 5.1%
Operation $1,632 $275,620,000 7.8%
Transportation $774 $130,645,000 3.7%
Other $286 $48,338,000 1.4%
Total Support $6,595 $1,113,649,000 31.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,789 $470,930,000 13.3%
Total Expenditures $20,897 $3,528,911,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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