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 is 1 public high school serving 236 students in Academy For Science And Design Charter School District. This district's average high testing ranking is 10/10, which is in the top 5% of public high schools in New Hampshire.
Public High School in Academy For Science And Design Charter School District have an average math proficiency score of 85% (versus the New Hampshire public high school average of 35%), and reading proficiency score of 90% (versus the 61% statewide average).
Public High School in Academy For Science And Design Charter School District have a Graduation Rate of 85%, which is less than the New Hampshire average of 88%.
The school with highest graduation rate is Academy For Science And Design Charter (H), with 80-89% graduation rate. Read more about public school graduation rate statistics in New Hampshire or national school graduation rate statistics.
Minority enrollment is 44% of the student body (majority Asian), which is more than the New Hampshire public high school average of 17% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NH)
# Schools
2 Schools
104 Schools
# Students
640 Students
52,801 Students
# Teachers
34 Teachers
4,473 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
19:1
19:1
Student By Grade
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 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 85% has increased from 80-89% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#4 out of 189 school districts
(Top 5%)
(Top 5%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
78%
42%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
83%
51%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
65-69%
36%
Graduation Rate
85%
88%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.64
0.31
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
41%
3%
% Hispanic
5%
7%
% Black
2%
2%
% White
44%
83%
% Hawaiian
1%
n/a
% Two or more races
7%
5%
All Ethnic Groups
Best Academy For Science And Design Charter School District Public High Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Academy For Science And Design Charter (H)
Charter School
(Math: 80-89% | Reading: ≥90%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
9 Townsend West
Nashua, NH 03063
(603) 595-4705
Nashua, NH 03063
(603) 595-4705
Grades: 9-12
| 236 students
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