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Nashua Area Schools

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The information is gathered from the school districts directly by National School Reporting Services, Inc. The information is believed to be accurate, but is subject to change.

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District Size
Lowest Grade Level *  K   Pre - K   K  K 7 1 1 Pre-K
Highest Grade Level *  8   8   6  6 12 12 12 12
 
Student Population  1743   2608   433  866 1020 4085 4829 13587
Teacher Population  116   159   36  61 73 225 308 836
Professional Staff **  145   175   40  67 80 247 339 920
Student/Teacher Ratio 15:1 16:1 12:1 14:1 13:1 18:1 15:1 16:1
Median Years of Teaching Experience          15
# of Elementary Schools  2   2   2  2 4 3 12
Average Elementary School Population  410   593   433  433 493 668 644
# of Middle Schools / Junior High Schools  1   1   1  1 1 1 1 3
Average Middle School Population  922   822   397  397 397 1268 1319 1039
Primary High School Population  970   2024   623  623 623 1336 1505 2740
Average Class Size ***
Grade 1  20   22   20  20 24 23 24
Grade 8  23   23   20  20 20 28 25 27
High School English  23   24   18  18 18 25 25 23
High School Math  23   24   18  18 18 25 25 23
High School Science  23   24   18  18 18 25 25 23
* Districts with only elementary schools include information on the high school most students attend
** Includes guidance counselors, psychologists, social workers, librarians, medical/dental staff, and teachers.
*** Does not include special classes or targeted small group classes.
Elementary and Middle School Programs
District  Amherst   Bedford   Brookline  Hollis Hollis/ Brookline Hudson Merrimack Nashua
Academic Programs
Formal Study of a Foreign Language  5   5     4 7 5 6 8
Use of an Equipped Science Lab  2   6     4 7 6 6 5
Formal Computer Training  1   Pre-K   1  1 1 1 1 1
Use of an Equipped Computer Lab  2      1  1 1 1 7
In-classroom Computers  1   Pre-K   1  1 1 1 1 1
Technology / Industrial Arts  5   6     4 7 6 6 7
Home Economics  5   6     7 6 6 7
English as a Second Language     K   1  1 1 1 K
Fine Arts Programs
Band Instrument Lessons  5   5   4  5 5 5 5 5
Orchestra Instrument Lessons          5
Organized Band  5   5   4  5 5 6 5 5
Organized Orchestra          5
Organized Chorus  4   3   4  4 1 5 6 2
Drama Productions     K     1 5 6
Radio / TV Production     8    
Gifted and Talented Pull-Out Programs
Fine Arts     6    
Mathematics     3     7 5 3
Science     6     5 3
General     1   1  1 5 3 3
Magnet Programs         
In-classroom Enrichment     K   1  1 1 1 1 K
Academic Interschool Competitions
Odyssey of the Mind  5   3   1  4 1 5 3 1
Reading Incentive        1 
Science Fair  7   5   6  7 6 1
General Academic  7   3     4 1 5 6 4
Other Programs
Before School Day Care     Y   Y  Y Y Y
After School Day Care     Y   Y  Y Y Y Y Y
After School Busing  Y   Y     Y Y
Overnight Field Trips  Y   Y     Y Y Y Y
Senior Performance
District  Amherst   Bedford   Brookline  Hollis Hollis/ Brookline Hudson Merrimack Nashua
High School Seniors  183   407   118  118 118 323 290 733
% of Seniors Receiving HS Diploma  99%   99%   98%  98% 98% 99% 98% 99%
Graduates' Future Plans (% Attending)
4-Year College/University 81% 67% 65% 65% 65% 43% 61% 52%
2-Year / Junior College 3% 12% 13% 13% 13% 18% 16% 10%
Business / Technical School 2%     7%
Armed Forces 2% 3% 4% 4% 4% 9% 3%
Work Force 12% 16% 18% 18% 18% 30% 13% 31%
Awards
National Merit Scholarship Finalists  1        1
National Merit Scholarship Semi-finalists  1   1   1  1 1 3 4
Letters of Commendation  3   5   2  2 2 7 7
Average SAT Scores
% of Seniors taking SATs 89% 73% 54% 54% 54% 60% 75% 60%
Math  522   519   524  524 524 499 528 516
Verbal  539   498   542  542 542 502 530 505
Average ACT Scores
% of Seniors taking ACTs     NA NA NA NA 3% NA
English          26
Math          26
Science          26
Reading          28
Composite          26.6
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