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Gate City Charter School for the Arts

PublicElementaryGrades K–8Charter

7 Henry Clay Dr, Merrimack, NH 03054 · (603) 943-5273

Merrimack’s School Grade B− better than 45% of New Hampshire school districts

Directions
Students
160
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
31%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–8
The gist

What stands out about Gate City Charter School for the Arts

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of New Hampshire’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 23 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 17 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 14.3% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency15%
State average 37.8%
Reading / language arts34%
State average 51.9%

Its own letter, D, places these results among New Hampshire’s 439 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

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7 Henry Clay Dr, Merrimack

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten22
Grade 118
Grade 212
Grade 319
Grade 420
Grade 520
Grade 614
Grade 716
Grade 819
Enrollment over time
140’20
155’21
151’22
143’23
160’24

Up 14.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 82%Hispanic 8%Two or more races 8%Black 3%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Gate City Charter School for the Arts from Merrimack families.

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against New Hampshire’s other public schools; Merrimack’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.