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Academy For Science And Design Charter School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in New Hampshire for:
Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Highest overall rank (Top 5%)
Math Proficiency
Highest math proficiency (Top 5%)
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 5%)
Science Proficiency
Highest science proficiency (Top 10%)
Diversity
Most diverse schools (Top 1%)
For the 2026-27 school year, there is 1 public elementary school serving 408 students in Academy For Science And Design Charter School District. This district's average elementary testing ranking is 10/10, which is in the top 5% of public elementary schools in New Hampshire.
Public Elementary School in Academy For Science And Design Charter School District have an average math proficiency score of 77% (versus the New Hampshire public elementary school average of 43%), and reading proficiency score of 81% (versus the 49% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 61% of the student body (majority Asian), which is more than the New Hampshire public elementary school average of 19% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NH)
# Schools
2 Schools
366 Schools
# Students
672 Students
106,163 Students
# Teachers
42 Teachers
9,631 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
16:1
16:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Academy For Science And Design Charter School District, which is ranked within the top 5% of all 187 school districts in New Hampshire (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 85% has increased from 80-89% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#4 out of 189 school districts
(Top 5%)
(Top 5%)
Showing 2013–2023. Full 14-year historical data available below ↓
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
78%
42%
Showing 2013–2023. Full 14-year historical data available below ↓
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
83%
51%
Showing 2012–2022. Full 13-year historical data available below ↓
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
65-69%
36%
Graduation Rate
85%
88.1%
Chronically Absent Students
(2022-23)12.2%
24.8%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.65
0.33
Showing 2014–2023. Full 16-year historical data available below ↓
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
38%
3%
Showing 2014–2023. Full 16-year historical data available below ↓
% Hispanic
5%
8%
Showing 2014–2023. Full 15-year historical data available below ↓
% Black
3%
2%
Showing 2013–2023. Full 15-year historical data available below ↓
% White
45%
81%
Showing 2014–2023. Full 16-year historical data available below ↓
% Hawaiian
1%
n/a
% Two or more races
8%
6%
All Ethnic Groups
Best Academy For Science And Design Charter School District Public Elementary Schools (2026-27)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Academy For Science And Design Charter (M)
Charter School
(Math: 77% | Reading: 81%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
9 Townsend West
Nashua, NH 03063
(603) 595-4705
Nashua, NH 03063
(603) 595-4705
Gr: 5-8 | 408 students Student-teacher ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 60%
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