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Academy For Science And Design Charter (h) School

Serves grades 9 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
486 Amherst Street
Nashua, NH 03063
Phone
(603) 595-4705
District
Academy for Science and Design Charter School
County
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
Yes
Students Enrolled
202
Classroom Teachers
12

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to New Hampshire

10

(10 is best)

Better than 99.8% of all NH schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

Academy For Science And Design Charter (h) School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 11

100 80 60 40 20 0
89%
45%
91%
57%
86%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

20 17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
17
15
12
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 55 27.2%
Grade 10 60 29.7%
Grade 11 49 24.3%
Grade 12 38 18.8%
Total 202 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 64.2% 49.8% 86.3%
Black 3.2% 2.4% 2.4%
Hispanic 5.8% 4.3% 7.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 26.3% 43.1% 3.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.5% 0.4% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 3.0% 2.6% 23.3%
Free lunch eligible 2.0% 1.7% 19.2%
Reduced lunch eligible 1.0% 0.9% 4.1%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION Unreported 1,395,231
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) Unreported 155
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW Unreported 4.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD Unreported 16.7%
20-44 YEARS OLD Unreported 30.9%
45-64 YEARS OLD Unreported 28.9%
65 OR OLDER Unreported 19.0%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households Unreported 545,116
Single Parent Households With Children Unreported 6.4%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma Unreported 93.8%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree Unreported 39.0%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more Unreported 25.5%
$100,000 - $149,999 Unreported 19.9%
$75,000 - $99,999 Unreported 13.1%
$50,000 - $74,999 Unreported 15.1%
$30,000 - $49,999 Unreported 12.1%
$15,000 - $29,999 Unreported 8.5%
$15,000 or less Unreported 5.8%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures Unreported Unreported Unreported
Support Expenditures
Student Unreported Unreported Unreported
Staff Unreported Unreported Unreported
General Administration Unreported Unreported Unreported
School Administration Unreported Unreported Unreported
Operation Unreported Unreported Unreported
Transportation Unreported Unreported Unreported
Other Unreported Unreported Unreported
Total Support Unreported Unreported Unreported
Non-instructional Expenditures Unreported Unreported Unreported
Total Expenditures Unreported Unreported Unreported
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $11,514 $1,944,332,000 55.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,553 $262,259,000 7.4%
Staff $582 $98,336,000 2.8%
General Administration $696 $117,496,000 3.3%
School Administration $1,072 $180,955,000 5.1%
Operation $1,632 $275,620,000 7.8%
Transportation $774 $130,645,000 3.7%
Other $286 $48,338,000 1.4%
Total Support $6,595 $1,113,649,000 31.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,789 $470,930,000 13.3%
Total Expenditures $20,897 $3,528,911,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%