Elm Street Middle School

Summary:

Elm Street Middle School is a public middle school located in Nashua, New Hampshire, serving grades 6-8 with a student population of 874. The school is part of the Nashua School District, which is ranked 114 out of 163 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Elm Street Middle School consistently underperforms compared to the Nashua School District and the state of New Hampshire in standardized test scores for Mathematics, Reading, and Science. For example, in the 2022-2023 school year, only 21% of Elm Street students were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 34% for the district and 42% for the state. However, the school has a more diverse student population, with 54.12% White, 31.58% Hispanic, and 7.09% two or more races, which is more diverse than the nearby Pennichuck Middle School and Fairgrounds Middle School. Additionally, Elm Street Middle School has a higher percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, reaching 42.45% in the 2022-2023 school year, indicating a higher proportion of students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.

Despite these challenges, Elm Street Middle School has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, with 9.8 students per teacher in the 2022-2023 school year, which is lower than the nearby Pennichuck Middle School (10.1) and Fairgrounds Middle School (10.0), suggesting a potentially more personalized learning environment. However, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of New Hampshire middle schools, with a ranking between 91 and 125 out of 125-134 schools over the past 10 years, indicating a persistent challenge in academic achievement, particularly for certain student subgroups, such as Hispanic and Asian students.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 117 Elm St.
       Nashua, NH  03060-6473


(603) 966-3900

District: Nashua School District

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $14,221 Help


Feeder schools for Elm Street Middle School:

Elementary:    Birch Hill Elementary School
    Dr. Norman W. Crisp School
    Ledge Street School
    Main Dunstable School
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Student/teacher ratio:  9.8 Help
Number of students:  874

Racial breakdown:

White:
54.1%
Hispanic:
31.6%
Two or more races:
7.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  42.4% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Elm Street Middle School is not ranked due for the most recent year due to insufficient test score data. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 13.28. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Elm Street Middle School has the largest middle school student body size in the Nashua School District. Racial makeup is: White (54.1%), Hispanic (31.6%), two or more races (7.1%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 42.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Elm Street Middle School is 9.8, which is the lowest among 3 middle schools in the Nashua School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Elm Street Middle School is $14,221, which is the lowest among 3 middle schools in the Nashua School District!
Schooldigger Rankings:

Elm Street Middle School was not ranked this year due to insufficient test score data.

Nashua School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Nashua School District 114th of 163 New Hampshire school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Elm Street Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Elm Street Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 49.34 66th 126 47.6%
2007 43.26 76th 125 39.2%
2008 43.47 77th 129 40.3%
2009 40.14 90th 127 29.1%
2010 26.19 102nd 127 19.7%
2011 18.56 113th 128 11.7%
2012 13.99 122nd 131 6.9%
2013 6.97 125th 131 4.6%
2014 16.00 119th 132 9.8%
2015 31.13 76th 107 29.0%
2016 38.43 91st 134 32.1%
2017 28.54 96th 125 23.2%
2018 18.84 112th 131 14.5%
2019 17.06 112th 128 12.5%
2021 19.46 107th 125 14.4%
2022 18.65 111th 130 14.6%
2023 13.28 122nd 134 9.0%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Elm Street Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 12.15 8th 8 0.0%
2022 27.27 7th 10 30.0%
2023 23.82 8th 10 20.0%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Elm Street Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 34.71 5th 7 28.6%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Elm Street Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 17.17 48th 49 2.0%
2019 31.25 36th 48 25.0%
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Rank History for Female students at Elm Street Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 18.70 101st 116 12.9%
2019 20.25 97th 114 14.9%
2021 18.57 98th 113 13.3%
2022 19.49 98th 115 14.8%
2023 15.39 104th 114 8.8%
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Rank History for Male students at Elm Street Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 23.28 93rd 114 18.4%
2019 18.72 98th 113 13.3%
2021 22.97 96th 116 17.2%
2022 21.79 98th 117 16.2%
2023 12.98 109th 117 6.8%
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Rank History for Asian students at Elm Street Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.52 8th 16 50.0%
2023 17.71 9th 10 10.0%
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Rank History for African American students at Elm Street Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 46.23 3rd 6 50.0%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Elm Street Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 24.31 11th 16 31.3%
2019 23.63 14th 18 22.2%
2021 27.78 8th 12 33.3%
2022 23.71 12th 15 20.0%
2023 24.67 15th 18 16.7%
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Rank History for White students at Elm Street Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.06 100th 129 22.5%
2019 22.96 100th 126 20.6%
2021 23.26 98th 123 20.3%
2022 22.04 108th 129 16.3%
2023 20.03 110th 132 16.7%
See the entire list of Best New Hampshire Middle Schools for White Students!

Data source: test scores: New Hampshire Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Elm Street Middle School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1990 916 35 19 42 12 n/a n/a 0 1024
1991 935 29 15 48 9 n/a n/a 0 1036
1992 941 24 14 58 6 n/a n/a 0 1043
1993 918 24 18 49 10 n/a n/a 0 1019
1994 968 28 16 53 10 n/a n/a 0 1075
1995 1050 18 26 80 4 n/a n/a 0 1178
1996 1050 18 26 80 4 n/a n/a 0 1178
1997 1076 18 27 88 1 n/a n/a 0 1210
1998 1082 25 36 86 5 n/a n/a 0 1234
1999 1111 25 32 86 2 n/a n/a 0 1256
2000 1201 25 38 75 3 n/a n/a 0 1342
2001 1187 28 46 84 4 n/a n/a 0 1349
2002 1160 41 44 143 4 n/a n/a 0 1392
2003 1160 41 44 143 4 n/a n/a 0 1392
2004 1125 42 43 181 2 n/a n/a 0 1393
2005 1100 42 62 185 3 n/a n/a 0 1392
2006 1126 42 54 181 4 n/a n/a 0 1407
2007 1043 42 56 184 1 n/a n/a 0 1326
2008 968 27 52 160 1 n/a n/a 0 1208
2009 922 30 52 147 2 n/a n/a 0 1153
2010 873 40 68 172 1 0 0 0 1154
2011 849 38 67 204 5 1 2 0 1166
2012 812 43 60 198 4 0 7 0 1124
2013 811 40 47 192 3 2 12 0 1107
2014 803 35 38 205 3 1 25 0 1110
2015 718 38 47 204 4 0 32 0 1043
2016 694 43 40 229 1 0 40 0 1047
2017 639 32 55 243 1 0 35 0 1005
2018 651 26 67 255 2 0 38 0 1039
2019 640 39 78 288 3 0 44 0 1092
2020 621 34 78 314 1 0 62 0 1110
2021 561 27 75 325 1 0 55 0 1044
2022 519 26 58 285 0 0 64 0 952
2023 473 29 34 276 0 0 62 0 874

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Elm Street Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1990 1024 71.0 14.4 5.9
1991 1036 78.4 13.2 8.4
1992 1043 79.3 13.1 11
1993 1019 76.6 13.3 11
1994 1075 76.6 14.0 13.7
1995 1178 80.6 14.6 14.2
1996 1178 80.6 14.6 14.2
1997 1210 80.4 15.0 18.1
1998 1234 79.8 15.5 16
1999 1256 79.2 15.9 10
2000 1342 88.2 15.2 22.7
2001 1349 92.6 14.6 20.2
2002 1392 93.1 15.0 24
2003 1392 93.1 15.0 24
2004 1393 94.6 14.7 24.7
2005 1392 90.0 15.5 26.1
2006 1407 95.0 14.8 28.6
2007 1326 90.0 14.7 30.1
2008 1208 88.0 13.7 29.2
2009 1153 89.0 13.0 31.7
2010 1154 87.0 13.2 36.8
2011 1166 89.0 13.1 38.9
2012 1124 88.0 12.7 41.5
2013 1107 88.6 12.4 43
2014 1110 88.6 12.5 45
2015 1043 89.0 11.7 43
2016 1047 86.0 12.1 43.2
2017 1005 87.5 11.4 43.3
2018 1039 86.5 12.0 42.2
2019 1092 86.5 12.6 45.9
2020 1110 88.1 12.5 43.5
2021 1044 89.5 11.6 30.6
2022 952 89.5 10.6 37.4
2023 874 88.3 9.8 42.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Elm Street Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1990 1024 71.0 14.4 5.9
1991 1036 78.4 13.2 8.4
1992 1043 79.3 13.1 11
1993 1019 76.6 13.3 11
1994 1075 76.6 14.0 13.7
1995 1178 80.6 14.6 14.2
1996 1178 80.6 14.6 14.2
1997 1210 80.4 15.0 18.1
1998 1234 79.8 15.5 16
1999 1256 79.2 15.9 10
2000 1342 88.2 15.2 22.7
2001 1349 92.6 14.6 20.2
2002 1392 93.1 15.0 24
2003 1392 93.1 15.0 24
2004 1393 94.6 14.7 24.7
2005 1392 90.0 15.5 26.1
2006 1407 95.0 14.8 28.6
2007 1326 90.0 14.7 30.1
2008 1208 88.0 13.7 29.2
2009 1153 89.0 13.0 31.7
2010 1154 87.0 13.2 36.8
2011 1166 89.0 13.1 38.9
2012 1124 88.0 12.7 41.5
2013 1107 88.6 12.4 43
2014 1110 88.6 12.5 45
2015 1043 89.0 11.7 43
2016 1047 86.0 12.1 43.2
2017 1005 87.5 11.4 43.3
2018 1039 86.5 12.0 42.2
2019 1092 86.5 12.6 45.9
2020 1110 88.1 12.5 43.5
2021 1044 89.5 11.6 30.6
2022 952 89.5 10.6 37.4
2023 874 88.3 9.8 42.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Elm Street Middle School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $14,221

Data source: New Hampshire Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Elm Street Middle School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 112th of 128 Middle schoolsRanks 122nd of 134 Middle schools
 3.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade Mathematics (Elm Street Middle School)2923
 6%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Nashua School District)2928
 1%
   6th Grade Mathematics (New Hampshire)4742
 5%
6th Grade Reading (Elm Street Middle School)4129
 12%
   6th Grade Reading (Nashua School District)3934
 5%
   6th Grade Reading (New Hampshire)5653
 3%
7th Grade Mathematics (Elm Street Middle School)3524
 11%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Nashua School District)3629
 7%
   7th Grade Mathematics (New Hampshire)4739
 8%
7th Grade Reading (Elm Street Middle School)4044
 4%
   7th Grade Reading (Nashua School District)4543
 2%
   7th Grade Reading (New Hampshire)5654
 2%
8th Grade Mathematics (Elm Street Middle School)2915
 14%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Nashua School District)2724
 3%
   8th Grade Mathematics (New Hampshire)4535
 10%
8th Grade Reading (Elm Street Middle School)4235
 7%
   8th Grade Reading (Nashua School District)3738
 1%
   8th Grade Reading (New Hampshire)5351
 2%
8th Grade Science (Elm Street Middle School)3016
 14%
   8th Grade Science (Nashua School District)2421
 3%
   8th Grade Science (New Hampshire)4135
 6%
All Grades Mathematics (Elm Street Middle School)3121
 10%
   All Grades Mathematics (Nashua School District)3934
 5%
   All Grades Mathematics (New Hampshire)4842
 6%
All Grades Reading (Elm Street Middle School)4136
 5%
   All Grades Reading (Nashua School District)4642
 4%
   All Grades Reading (New Hampshire)5652
 4%
All Grades Science (Elm Street Middle School)3016
 14%
   All Grades Science (Nashua School District)3027
 3%
   All Grades Science (New Hampshire)4037
 3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students1092874
 20%
African American3929
 25.6%
American Indian30
 100%
Asian7834
 56.4%
Hispanic288276
 4.2%
Pacific Islander00
White640473
 26.1%
Two or More Races4462
 40.9%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients45.9%42.4%
 3.4%


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In the 2022-23 school year, 874 students attended Elm Street Middle School.

Students at Elm Street Middle School are 54% White, 32% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 3% African American.


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