Amherst Street School
71 Amherst St
Nashua NH, 03064, Hillsborough County
Phone: 603-594-4385
Ranking: (267 out of 355, bottom 25%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Nashua School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 27 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 26 | 25 | |||||||
Total Students: | 323 | 315 | 307 | 301 | 299 | 307 | 290 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 63 | 19.5% | 68 | 21.6% | 68 | 22.1% | 49 | 16.3% | 49 | 16.4% | 50 | 16.3% | 49 | 16.9% |
Grade 1: | 76 | 23.5% | 58 | 18.4% | 46 | 15.0% | 54 | 17.9% | 54 | 18.1% | 58 | 18.9% | 53 | 18.3% |
Grade 2: | 45 | 13.9% | 39 | 12.4% | 45 | 14.7% | 48 | 15.9% | 58 | 19.4% | 48 | 15.6% | 45 | 15.5% |
Grade 3: | 48 | 14.9% | 38 | 12.1% | 50 | 16.3% | 60 | 19.9% | 46 | 15.4% | 44 | 14.3% | 60 | 20.7% |
Grade 4: | 43 | 13.3% | 47 | 14.9% | 54 | 17.6% | 44 | 14.6% | 43 | 14.4% | 57 | 18.6% | 42 | 14.5% |
Grade 5: | 48 | 14.9% | 65 | 20.6% | 44 | 14.3% | 46 | 15.3% | 49 | 16.4% | 50 | 16.3% | 41 | 14.1% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 165 | 51.1% | 150 | 47.6% | 152 | 49.5% | 148 | 49.2% | 164 | 54.8% | 164 | 53.4% | 155 | 53.4% |
Female: | 158 | 48.9% | 165 | 52.4% | 155 | 50.5% | 153 | 50.8% | 135 | 45.2% | 135 | 44.0% | 131 | 45.2% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 3 | 1.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 13 | 4.0% | 5 | 1.6% | 7 | 2.3% | 4 | 1.3% | 7 | 2.3% | 6 | 2.0% | 8 | 2.8% |
Hispanic: | 114 | 35.3% | 116 | 36.8% | 104 | 33.9% | 99 | 32.9% | 101 | 33.8% | 91 | 29.6% | 94 | 32.4% |
Black: | 14 | 4.3% | 24 | 7.6% | 26 | 8.5% | 22 | 7.3% | 19 | 6.4% | 26 | 8.5% | 26 | 9.0% |
White: | 170 | 52.6% | 153 | 48.6% | 153 | 49.8% | 163 | 54.2% | 169 | 56.5% | 184 | 59.9% | 162 | 55.9% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 11 | 3.4% | 16 | 5.1% | 16 | 5.2% | 10 | 3.3% | 2 | 0.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 216 | 66.9% | 221 | 70.2% | 202 | 65.8% | 197 | 65.4% | 181 | 60.5% | 173 | 56.4% | 126 | 43.4% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 25 | 7.7% | 25 | 7.9% | 27 | 8.8% | 26 | 8.6% | 33 | 11.0% | 37 | 12.1% | 34 | 11.7% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.88 | 11.09 | 11.85 | 10.99 | 12.36 | 12.00 | 11.50 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
NECAP | ||||||
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62% | 74% | 68% |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 69% | 69% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 72% | 73% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67% | 70% | 72% |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73% | 78% | 76% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76% | 74% | 76% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58% | 73% | 76% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52% | 72% | 74% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60% | 73% | 71% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 72% | 75% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72% | 74% | 77% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 78% | 78% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89% | 81% | 80% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76% | 79% | 80% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 78% | 81% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69% | 75% | 78% |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 33% | 65% | 65% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 81% | 68% | 66% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 66% | 64% | 68% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 66% | 67% | 73% |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 64% | 70% | 75% |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 69% | 74% | 74% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 74% | 72% | 76% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 65% | 71% | 77% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 52% | 67% | 69% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 72% | 72% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 73% | 74% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 69% | 75% | 75% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 61% | 75% | 75% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 66% | 77% | 77% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 74% | 74% | 79% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 70% | 73% | 78% |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 59% | 70% | 63% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 67% | 69% | 67% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 72% | 70% | 69% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 72% | 69% | 73% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 64% | 73% | 75% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 55% | 71% | 73% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 74% | 75% | 76% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 63% | 70% | 74% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 46% | 68% | 67% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 73% | 69% | 72% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 69% | 74% | 71% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 69% | 71% | 76% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 70% | 77% | 79% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 67% | 74% | 78% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 71% | 77% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 59% | 68% | 77% |
2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 39% | 54% | 51% |
2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | 55% | 50% |
2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 49% | 51% | 52% |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 56% | 60% |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 53% | 55% | 56% |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 45% | 48% | 55% |
2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 42% | 52% | 58% |
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* Amherst Street School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.