Academy For Science And Design Charter School District

486 Amherst St.
Nashua, NH 03063-1282
10/
10
Top 5%

Top Rankings

Academy For Science And Design Charter School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in New Hampshire for:

Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Highest overall rank (Top 5%)
Math Proficiency
Highest math proficiency (Top 5%)
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 5%)
Science Proficiency
Highest science proficiency (Top 10%)
Diversity
Most diverse schools (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there are 2 public charter schools serving 640 students in Academy For Science And Design Charter School District. This district's average charter testing ranking is 10/10, which is in the top 5% of public charter schools in New Hampshire.
Public Charter Schools in Academy For Science And Design Charter School District have an average math proficiency score of 80% (versus the New Hampshire public charter school average of 43%), and reading proficiency score of 82% (versus the 58% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 56% of the student body (majority Asian), which is more than the New Hampshire public charter school average of 21% (majority Asian).

Overview

This School District
This State (NH)
# Schools
2 Schools
44 Schools
# Students
640 Students
5,731 Students
# Teachers
34 Teachers
524 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
19:1
19:1

District Rank

Academy For Science And Design Charter School District, which is ranked within the top 5% of all 189 school districts in New Hampshire (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 90% has increased from 80% over five school years.
This School District
State Average (NH)
#3 out of 189 school districts
(Top 5%)
This chart displays the overall district rank of Academy For Science And Design Charter   School District, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
81%
40%
This chart displays the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Academy For Science And Design Charter   School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of New Hampshire by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
83%
51%
This chart displays the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Academy For Science And Design Charter   School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of New Hampshire by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
65-69%
36%
This chart displays the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of Academy For Science And Design Charter   School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of New Hampshire by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
≥90%
88%
This chart displays public school graduation rate of Academy For Science And Design Charter   School District and public school graduation rate of New Hampshire by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.

Students by Ethnicity:

0.64
0.37
# American Indian Students
n/a
6 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
262 Students
497 Students
% Asian Students
41%
9%
# Hispanic Students
34 Students
310 Students
% Hispanic Students
5%
5%
# Black Students
16 Students
119 Students
% Black Students
2%
2%
# White Students
279 Students
4,524 Students
% White Students
44%
79%
# Hawaiian Students
5 Students
9 Students
% Hawaiian Students
1%
n/a
# Two or more races Students
44 Students
267 Students
% of Two or more races Students
7%
5%

Students by Grade:

# Students in PK Grade:
-
11
# Students in K Grade:
-
377
# Students in 1st Grade:
-
386
# Students in 2nd Grade:
-
394
# Students in 3rd Grade:
-
403
# Students in 4th Grade:
-
416
# Students in 5th Grade:
48
520
# Students in 6th Grade:
119
571
# Students in 7th Grade:
117
512
# Students in 8th Grade:
120
453
# Students in 9th Grade:
95
436
# Students in 10th Grade:
45
431
# Students in 11th Grade:
57
415
# Students in 12th Grade:
39
406
# Ungraded Students:
-
-

Best Academy For Science And Design Charter School District Public Charter Schools (2025)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Academy For Science And Design Charter (H)
Charter School
(Math: ≥90% | Reading: ≥90%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
9 Townsend West
Nashua, NH 03063
(603) 595-4705
Grades: 9-12
| 236 students
Rank: #22.
Academy For Science And Design Charter (M)
Charter School
(Math: 79% | Reading: 81%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
9 Townsend West
Nashua, NH 03063
(603) 595-4705
Grades: 5-8
| 404 students

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Quick Stats (2025)

  • District size: 2 schools
  • Grades: 06-12
  • Enrollment: 640 students
  • Student:Teacher Ratio: 19:1
  • Minority Enrollment: 56%
  • : ≥90% (Top 50% in NH)
  • : Top 5%
  • : 81% (Top 5%)
  • : 83% (Top 5%)
  • : 65-69% (Top 10%)
  • Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), NH Dept. of Education

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