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Hillsborough County School: Nashua High School South (21860) NCES School ID: 00323
District: Nashua (371) NCES District ID: 3304980
SAU: Nashua SAU Office (42) School Web Site: schools.nashua.edu/highschool/NHSS
Superintendent: Mario Andrade SAU Telephone: 603-966-1000
Admin Principal: Keith Richard School Telephone: 603-966-1100
Address: 36 Riverside Dr., Nashua, NH 03062-1395 School Fax: 603-589-8722
School Open Date: School Close Date:
School Type: Public School Grades Offered: 9-12
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   
Kindergarten078611,969   
Readiness00194   
Grade 1090613,97102017
Grade 2098914,21502218
Grade 3090214,24602319
Grade 4091514,56002220
Grade 5091114,68202320
Grade 6088215,0820020
Grade 7086515,3450020
Grade 8082815,5170021
Grade 951096917,108   
Grade 105741,08316,277   
Grade 115391,03315,399   
Grade 125871,09315,588   
Total Enrollment221012,385197,160   
School Safety
 SchoolDistrictState
School Safety Incidences071,591
Total Number of Incidents5821,76228,308
No. of Incidents/1,000 students263142144


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Attendance/Four-Year Graduation Rate
 SchoolDistrictState
PreSchool Attendance Rate99.993.2
Elem/Middle Attendance Rate (Target: 90%)9595
High School Four-Year Graduation Rate (Target: 80%)8887.285.9


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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
Teachers13785315,491
Instructional Support213687,219
Librarians219325
Specialists16812,577
Admin Support13641,287
All Other Support402273,761


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Improvement Status
Status for 2009-2010 School YearContent AreaMet AYP RequirementsStatus for 2010-2011 School Year
Restructuring/Level 5ReadingNoRestructuring/Level 6
SINI Year 1MathNoSINI Year 2
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:High School - 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 (%)1187442116998352719
Partially Proficient (%)161816301818363741454345
Proficient (%)455356213945464542172834
Proficient with Distinction (%)25202032121767111
Testing Participation (%)989999999999989898979899
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%
11Reading5407147769489704136341060
Mathematics5412447830491304153141325
Writing5405347734489484133741044

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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