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Schools in Nashua · Nashua-Plainfield Community School District

Nashua’s public schools score below 60% of Iowa districts on tests and graduation

The grade covers the public school district serving Nashua, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Iowa, not nationally.

≈could be anywhere from D to B+K–12Where will my kid go?

From Iowa state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
70%
▲ 0 pts vs IA 70%
2021–22
Math proficiency
69%
▲ 5 pts vs IA 64%
2021–22
Graduate on time
80–89%
▼ 2–8 pts vs IA 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.3K
▼ 3% vs IA $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.1
IA 14.1
Schools in town
2
592 students on the public path
In brief

Nashua’s schools, in brief

Above the state on tests

Reading proficiency is 70% and math 69% in spring 2022, against 70% and 64% statewide; 80–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $13,305 per student, against $13,713 across Iowa (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 6 the district’s path is Nashua-Plainfield Junior-Senior High School. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Nashua’s grade

B− Test scoresC− Graduation

C+: better than 40% of Iowa school districts. Test scores are above the Iowa average; graduation is below it.

Iowa school districts we grade (326)Better than 40%
Lower resultsHigher results
Iowa towns with similar household incomes (646)Better than 42%
DB+A rough placement. Ordinary sampling error in 377 test results and a graduating class of 39 could put Nashua anywhere from D to B+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Nashua’s students in the tested grades sat them (377 in math, 377 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Nashua, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Nashua-Plainfield Elementary SchoolNashua-Plainfield Community School DistrictB
6–12Nashua-Plainfield Junior-Senior High SchoolNashua-Plainfield Community School DistrictB−

Nashua’s public schools are run by Nashua-Plainfield Community School District, which also serves Plainfield. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Nashua-Plainfield Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 592 students, down 1% since 2020–21 · 14.1 per teacher (IA 14.1)
$13,305IA $13,713 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading70%
State average 69.7% · 377 students tested
Math69%
State average 63.8% · 377 students tested

Nashua vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Iowa towns that share Nashua’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
NashuaC+Nashua-Plainfield

Every school in Nashua

2 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Iowa’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Nashuaby address
Nashua-Plainfield Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B
281 students14:1Rate it →
Nashua-Plainfield Junior-Senior High School
High · Grades 6–12
B−
311 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Nashua’s schools

Are Nashua’s schools good?

On Iowa’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Nashua children attend score below 60% of Iowa’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 42%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Nashua in?

Nashua-Plainfield Community School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 592 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

What is Nashua’s graduation rate?

80–89% of the class of 2023 in Nashua-Plainfield Community School District graduated in four years, against 88% across Iowa.

How much does Nashua spend per student?

$13,305 in Nashua-Plainfield Community School District (FY2024), against $13,713 across Iowa. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Iowa. Stars are from neighbors.