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Nashua School District

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141 Ledge St
Nashua, NH 03061
Hillsborough County
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PH: (603) 966-1000

Grades PK-12
12,163 students
22 schools

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NECAP Results

Scale: % proficient or better

Grade 3

Reading

79% (2011)

81% (2010)

78% (2009)

74% (2008)
The state average for Reading was 80% in 2011.

Math

74% (2011)

78% (2010)

70% (2009)

72% (2008)
The state average for Math was 76% in 2011.

Source: NH Dept. of Education, 2010-2011

Grade 4

Reading

77% (2011)

75% (2010)

75% (2009)

73% (2008)
The state average for Reading was 77% in 2011.

Math

74% (2011)

70% (2010)

67% (2009)

64% (2008)
The state average for Math was 74% in 2011.

Source: NH Dept. of Education, 2010-2011

Grade 5

Reading

74% (2011)

77% (2010)

71% (2009)

74% (2008)
The state average for Reading was 78% in 2011.

Writing

56% (2009)

51% (2008)
The state average for Writing was 60% in 2009.

Math

71% (2011)

73% (2010)

69% (2009)

70% (2008)
The state average for Math was 73% in 2011.

Source: NH Dept. of Education, 2010-2011

Grade 6

Reading

70% (2011)

69% (2010)

70% (2009)

67% (2008)
The state average for Reading was 77% in 2011.

Math

64% (2011)

65% (2010)

67% (2009)

69% (2008)
The state average for Math was 71% in 2011.

Source: NH Dept. of Education, 2010-2011

Grade 7

Reading

63% (2011)

68% (2010)

71% (2009)

70% (2008)
The state average for Reading was 72% in 2011.

Math

53% (2011)

58% (2010)

61% (2009)

65% (2008)
The state average for Math was 66% in 2011.

Source: NH Dept. of Education, 2010-2011

Grade 8

Reading

75% (2011)

71% (2010)

70% (2009)

67% (2008)
The state average for Reading was 78% in 2011.

Writing

54% (2009)

47% (2008)
The state average for Writing was 51% in 2009.

Math

55% (2011)

59% (2010)

67% (2009)

58% (2008)
The state average for Math was 66% in 2011.

Source: NH Dept. of Education, 2010-2011

Grade 11

Reading

69% (2011)

73% (2010)

65% (2009)

57% (2008)
The state average for Reading was 74% in 2011.

Writing

36% (2011)

52% (2010)

33% (2009)

27% (2008)
The state average for Writing was 45% in 2011.

Math

30% (2011)

27% (2010)

31% (2009)

25% (2008)
The state average for Math was 36% in 2011.

Source: NH Dept. of Education, 2010-2011

About the Tests

In 2010-2011 New Hampshire used the New England Common Assessment Program (NECAP) to test students in grades 3 through 8 and 11 in reading and math, and in grades 5, 8 and 11 in writing.
The NECAP is a standards-based test that measures specific skills defined for each grade by the state of New Hampshire.
The goal is for all students to score at or above the proficient level.

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NECAP Results By Subgroup

The test results by subgroup show how the designated group of students is performing in comparison to the general population.

Scale: % proficient or better

Grade 3

Reading	This District
All Students	79%
Female	80%
Male	77%
Black or African American	61%
Asian	95%
Hispanic or Latino	58%
White (non-Hispanic)	83%
Economically disadvantaged students	67%
Non-economically disadvantaged	85%
Students with disabilities (IEP)	46%
Without educational disability	82%
Limited English proficiency (LEP)	50%
Proficient in English	82%

Math	This District
All Students	74%
Female	72%
Male	77%
Black or African American	42%
Asian	93%
Hispanic or Latino	52%
White (non-Hispanic)	80%
Economically disadvantaged students	60%
Non-economically disadvantaged	82%
Students with disabilities (IEP)	53%
Without educational disability	77%
Limited English proficiency (LEP)	47%
Proficient in English	77%

Source: NH Dept. of Education, 2010-2011

Grade 4

Reading	This District
All Students	77%
Female	79%
Male	75%
Black or African American	75%
Asian	94%
Hispanic or Latino	62%
White (non-Hispanic)	78%
Economically disadvantaged students	67%
Non-economically disadvantaged	83%
Students with disabilities (IEP)	49%
Without educational disability	81%
Limited English proficiency (LEP)	39%
Proficient in English	78%

Math	This District
All Students	74%
Female	73%
Male	73%
Black or African American	60%
Asian	95%
Hispanic or Latino	52%
White (non-Hispanic)	77%
Economically disadvantaged students	62%
Non-economically disadvantaged	80%
Students with disabilities (IEP)	51%
Without educational disability	76%
Limited English proficiency (LEP)	44%
Proficient in English	74%

Source: NH Dept. of Education, 2010-2011

Grade 5

Reading	This District
All Students	74%
Female	76%
Male	73%
Black or African American	65%
Asian	94%
Hispanic or Latino	58%
White (non-Hispanic)	76%
Economically disadvantaged students	62%
Non-economically disadvantaged	82%
Students with disabilities (IEP)	37%
Without educational disability	80%
Limited English proficiency (LEP)	43%
Proficient in English	76%

Math	This District
All Students	71%
Female	68%
Male	73%
Black or African American	53%
Asian	93%
Hispanic or Latino	51%
White (non-Hispanic)	74%
Economically disadvantaged students	55%
Non-economically disadvantaged	82%
Students with disabilities (IEP)	41%
Without educational disability	76%
Limited English proficiency (LEP)	24%
Proficient in English	74%

Source: NH Dept. of Education, 2010-2011

Grade 6

Reading	This District
All Students	70%
Female	72%
Male	69%
Black or African American	63%
Asian	90%
Hispanic or Latino	46%
White (non-Hispanic)	75%
Economically disadvantaged students	52%
Non-economically disadvantaged	81%
Students with disabilities (IEP)	27%
Without educational disability	78%
Limited English proficiency (LEP)	16%
Proficient in English	74%

Math	This District
All Students	64%
Female	61%
Male	66%
Black or African American	74%
Asian	88%
Hispanic or Latino	29%
White (non-Hispanic)	70%
Economically disadvantaged students	44%
Non-economically disadvantaged	76%
Students with disabilities (IEP)	23%
Without educational disability	71%
Limited English proficiency (LEP)	14%
Proficient in English	68%

Source: NH Dept. of Education, 2010-2011

Grade 7

Reading	This District
All Students	63%
Female	71%
Male	56%
Black or African American	50%
Asian	87%
Hispanic or Latino	38%
White (non-Hispanic)	68%
Economically disadvantaged students	41%
Non-economically disadvantaged	75%
Students with disabilities (IEP)	26%
Without educational disability	70%
Limited English proficiency (LEP)	9%
Proficient in English	65%

Math	This District
All Students	53%
Female	54%
Male	54%
Black or African American	25%
Asian	86%
Hispanic or Latino	26%
White (non-Hispanic)	61%
Economically disadvantaged students	29%
Non-economically disadvantaged	67%
Students with disabilities (IEP)	20%
Without educational disability	60%
Limited English proficiency (LEP)	7%
Proficient in English	57%

Source: NH Dept. of Education, 2010-2011

Grade 8

Reading	This District
All Students	75%
Female	81%
Male	69%
Black or African American	60%
Asian	91%
Hispanic or Latino	56%
White (non-Hispanic)	79%
Economically disadvantaged students	61%
Non-economically disadvantaged	84%
Students with disabilities (IEP)	44%
Without educational disability	80%
Limited English proficiency (LEP)	23%
Proficient in English	78%

Math	This District
All Students	55%
Female	54%
Male	56%
Black or African American	30%
Asian	68%
Hispanic or Latino	24%
White (non-Hispanic)	63%
Economically disadvantaged students	34%
Non-economically disadvantaged	67%
Students with disabilities (IEP)	26%
Without educational disability	60%
Limited English proficiency (LEP)	2%
Proficient in English	58%

Source: NH Dept. of Education, 2010-2011

Grade 11

Reading	This District
All Students	69%
Female	75%
Male	64%
Black or African American	48%
Asian	97%
Hispanic or Latino	48%
White (non-Hispanic)	73%
Economically disadvantaged students	47%
Non-economically disadvantaged	78%
Students with disabilities (IEP)	23%
Without educational disability	76%
Limited English proficiency (LEP)	11%
Proficient in English	71%

Writing	This District
All Students	36%
Female	42%
Male	30%
Black or African American	24%
Asian	78%
Hispanic or Latino	17%
White (non-Hispanic)	37%
Economically disadvantaged students	19%
Non-economically disadvantaged	42%
Students with disabilities (IEP)	8%
Without educational disability	39%
Limited English proficiency (LEP)	11%
Proficient in English	36%

Math	This District
All Students	30%
Female	28%
Male	32%
Black or African American	19%
Asian	75%
Hispanic or Latino	10%
White (non-Hispanic)	31%
Economically disadvantaged students	13%
Non-economically disadvantaged	37%
Students with disabilities (IEP)	5%
Without educational disability	33%
Limited English proficiency (LEP)	0%
Proficient in English	31%

Source: NH Dept. of Education, 2010-2011

About the Tests

In 2010-2011 New Hampshire used the New England Common Assessment Program (NECAP) to test students in grades 3 through 8 in reading and math and in grades 5 and 8 in writing.
The NECAP is a standards-based test, which means it measures specific skills defined for each grade by the state of New Hampshire.
The different student groups are identified by the New Hampshire Department of Education. If there are fewer than 10 students in a particular group, the state doesn't report data for that group.
The goal is for all students to score at or above the proficient level.

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Teachers

Student-Teacher Ratio

Source: ¹NCES, 2008-2009
	This District	State Average
Students per FTE teacher¹	14	13

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Students

Student Ethnicity

Source: NCES, 2008-2009
Ethnicity	This District	State Average
White, not Hispanic	75%	92%
Hispanic	15%	3%
Asian/Pacific Islander	7%	2%
Black, not Hispanic	4%	2%
American Indian/Alaskan Native	<1%	<1%

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Student Economic Level

Source: ¹NCES, 2008-2009
	This District	State Average
Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch program¹	31%	20%

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Spending Per Pupil

Finance data was not reported for this district.