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Hillsborough County School: Fairgrounds Elementary School (21840) NCES School ID: 00508
District: Nashua (371) NCES District ID: 3304980
SAU: Nashua SAU Office (42) School Web Site: schools.nashua.edu/fairgrounds
Superintendent: Mario Andrade SAU Telephone: 603-966-1000
Admin Principal: MICHAEL HARRINGTON School Telephone: 603-966-2220
Address: 37 Blanchard St., Nashua, NH 03060-4396 School Fax: 603-594-4348
School Open Date: School Close Date:
School Type: Public School Grades Offered: K 1-5
Federal Accountability Status Met: NO NH Accountability Status Met: N/A 
School Report Card 2009-10
Enrollment
 October 1 EnrollmentAverage Class Size
Grade(s)SchoolDistrictStateSchoolDistrictState
PreSchool02232,987   
Kindergarten9378611,969   
Readiness00194   
Grade 19790613,971192017
Grade 29798914,215192218
Grade 38990214,246222319
Grade 48491514,560172220
Grade 510191114,682252320
Grade 6088215,0820020
Grade 7086515,3450020
Grade 8082815,5170021
Grade 9096917,108   
Grade 1001,08316,277   
Grade 1101,03315,399   
Grade 1201,09315,588   
Total Enrollment56112,385197,160   
School Safety
 SchoolDistrictState
School Safety Incidences071,591
Total Number of Incidents381,76228,308
No. of Incidents/1,000 students68142144


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Attendance/Four-Year Graduation Rate
 SchoolDistrictState
PreSchool Attendance Rate99.993.2
Elem/Middle Attendance Rate (Target: 90%)94.69595
High School Four-Year Graduation Rate (Target: 80%)87.285.9


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Teacher Quality
 SchoolDistrictState
N%N%N%
Core Classes Taught by non-HQTN/RN/RN/R1480.8
Core Classes Taught by non-HQT in High-Poverty Schools N/A N/A 0.4
Core Classes Taught by non-HQT in Low-Poverty Schools N/A N/A 0.1
Employed Under Emergency CredentialsN/AN/AN/AN/A150.2
Bachelor's Degree N/C 46 47.8
Master's Degree N/C 53.5 51.2
Degree beyond Master's Degree N/C 0.2 0.7


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School Staff
 SchoolDistrictState
Teachers4885315,491
Instructional Support173687,219
Librarians119325
Specialists3812,577
Admin Support2641,287
All Other Support92273,761


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Improvement Status
Status for 2009-2010 School YearContent AreaMet AYP RequirementsStatus for 2010-2011 School Year
Restructure Planning/Level 4ReadingNoRestructuring/Level 5
SINI Year 2MathNoCorrective Action/Level 3
AcceptableOtherYesAcceptable

Statewide NCLB Accountability Status
 READINGMATHEMATICS
SchoolsDistrictsSchoolsDistricts
N%N%N%N%
Acceptable28961.113180.424952.610363.2
SINI/DINI Year 1418.7116.76714.23018.4
SINI/DINI Year25712.1138.07315.4148.6
Corrective Action/Level 3377.884.9357.4169.9
Restructure Planning/Level 4245.100.0285.900.0
Restructuring/Level 5&6255.300.02141.400.0
State Total473100.0163100.0473100163100.0


More information on school/district improvement:[DINI / SINI]
More accountability information:Elementary and Middle - Performance Indicator Report
Student Assessment
* indicates total number of test takers is 10 or less.
Blank indicates no science assessment test administered.
Achievement Level (%)ReadingMathematicsWritingScience
SchoolDistrictStateSchoolDistrictStateSchoolDistrictStateSchoolDistrictState
Substantially Below Proficient (%)78717211698202719
Partially Proficient (%)2018162418183741394345
Proficient (%)6253564539454542412834
Proficient with Distinction (%)11202015212167011
Testing Participation (%)1009999100999998981009899
For assessment rankings click on this link: [Ranking Reports]
NECAP Longitudinal Reports
1) NECAP Teaching Year District Tested at Grade Comparison Reading and Math
2) NECAP Teaching Year District "Cohort" History Comparison Reading and Math
3) NECAP Teaching Year District vs. State by Tested at Grade Math Reading   
4) NECAP Teaching Year District vs. State by "Cohort" History Math Reading   
5) NECAP Teaching Year District GAP Analysis by Tested at Grade Math Reading   
6) NECAP and NH ALPs Teaching Year Average Index Score and GAP analysis Math Reading Science Writing
7) NECAP and NH ALPs Teaching Year Percent of students at each index level Math Reading Science Writing
8) NECAP and NH ALPs Teaching Year Median Student Growth Percentile (SGP) and GAP analysis Math Reading   
9) NECAP and NH ALPs Teaching Year Percent of students at each Student Growth Percentile (SGP) Grouping Math Reading   
Student Achievement Trends
N is the number of students participating.
% is the percent of students scoring proficient or above.
Click on a grade to show the achievement trend for that grade.
Achievement Trend
GradeContent Area2009-20102010-20112011-20122012-20132013-2014
N%N%N%N%N%
3Reading88789457866787568555
Mathematics89649455875589488744
4Reading846791671015481548659
Mathematics844891561014883478638
5Reading101757856925399398555
Mathematics1016478509450101428535
Writing07837923499308533

National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Student Achievement Data-Percent of NH Students At or Above Each Achievement Level (Based on the Winter 2009 NAEP Assessment)
NAEP achievement levels are indicated as follows: B+ for Basic or above, P+ for Proficient or above, and A for Advanced
Reading
GradeB+P+A
477419
881394
Math
GradeB+P+A
4925610
8824311
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