Overview of Amherst Street School: Amherst Street School is a public school situated in Nashua, NH, which is in a small city environment. The learner population of Amherst Street School is 291, and the school serves K-5. At Amherst Street School, 32% of learners scored above or at the proficient (mastery) level for math, and 37% scored above or at that level for reading. The school’s minority learner population is 55%. The learner-teacher ratio is 10:1, which is better than that of the district. The learner population is made up of 49% female learners and 51% male learners. The school serves 71% economically disadvantaged learners. There are 30 equivalent full-time teachers and 1 full-time school counselor.

Test Scores at Amherst Street School: At Amherst Street School, 32% of learners scored above or at the proficient (mastery) level for math, and 37% scored above or at that level for reading. Juxtaposed with the district, the school did worse in math and worse in reading, according to this measure. In Nashua School District, 49% of learners tested above or at the proficient (mastery) level for reading, and 43% tested above or at that level for math. Amherst Street School did worse in math and worse in reading in this measure juxtaposed with learners around the state. In New Hampshire, 57% of learners tested above or at the proficient (mastery) level for reading, and 50% tested above or at that level for math.