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Hillsborough County School: Sunset Heights School (21850) NCES School ID: 00326
District: Nashua (371) NCES District ID: 3304980
SAU: Nashua SAU Office (42) School Web Site: schools.nashua.edu/sunset
Superintendent: Mario Andrade SAU Telephone: 603-966-1000
Admin Principal: Erin D. Anderson School Telephone: 603-966-3680
Address: 15 Osgood Rd., Nashua, NH 03060-5310 School Fax: 603-594-4349
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   
Kindergarten5378611,969   
Readiness00194   
Grade 17290613,971182017
Grade 28398914,215212218
Grade 38190214,246202319
Grade 46391514,560212220
Grade 58391114,682212320
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 Enrollment43512,385197,160   
School Safety
 SchoolDistrictState
School Safety Incidences071,591
Total Number of Incidents01,76228,308
No. of Incidents/1,000 students0142144


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Attendance/Four-Year Graduation Rate
 SchoolDistrictState
PreSchool Attendance Rate99.993.2
Elem/Middle Attendance Rate (Target: 90%)95.39595
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
Teachers3285315,491
Instructional Support273687,219
Librarians119325
Specialists2812,577
Admin Support2641,287
All Other Support82273,761


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Improvement Status
Status for 2009-2010 School YearContent AreaMet AYP RequirementsStatus for 2010-2011 School Year
SINI Year 1ReadingNoSINI Year 2
AcceptableMathNoAcceptable
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 (%)88712211698112719
Partially Proficient (%)1718161418183741314345
Proficient (%)6053565439454542562834
Proficient with Distinction (%)14202019212167211
Testing Participation (%)99999999999998981009899
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%
3Reading81777879577972768467
Mathematics81777873576773708561
4Reading62748672737754787182
Mathematics62698666737154657271
5Reading83707074777070635470
Mathematics83707074787670705465
Writing07057775370505459

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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