Gate City Charter School for the Arts

K-8 school·Grades K-8·Charter Merrimack, New Hampshire·03054
Score
11.5/100
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#58
Among 65 New Hampshire K-8 schools
Top 90%
In New Hampshire

Score 11.5/100: better than 11% of New Hampshire K-8 schools on 2025-26 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2025-26)

% proficient on state tests in New Hampshire, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar New Hampshire schools.

English language arts
39%
Similar New Hampshire schools ≈ 55%, better than 11% of them
Math
27%
Similar New Hampshire schools ≈ 42%, better than 21% of them
Science
≈5%
Similar New Hampshire schools ≈ 39%, better than 1% of them
includes a banded result, so approximate
All New Hampshire schools (ELA / math)
55% / 43%
State average across every school type, 2025-26
All 16 published results by grade and test

As published by New Hampshire Department of Education. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsGrade 3NH SAS / SAT (state assessment)23—
English language artsGrade 4NH SAS / SAT (state assessment)50—
English language artsGrade 5NH SAS / SAT (state assessment)13—
English language artsGrade 6NH SAS / SAT (state assessment)43—
English language artsGrade 7NH SAS / SAT (state assessment)42—
English language artsGrade 8NH SAS / SAT (state assessment)56—
English language artsAll gradesNH SAS / SAT (state assessment)39—
MathGrade 3NH SAS / SAT (state assessment)46—
MathGrade 4NH SAS / SAT (state assessment)39—
MathGrade 5NH SAS / SAT (state assessment)≤10—
MathGrade 6NH SAS / SAT (state assessment)20—
MathGrade 7NH SAS / SAT (state assessment)33—
MathGrade 8NH SAS / SAT (state assessment)29—
MathAll gradesNH SAS / SAT (state assessment)27—
ScienceGrade 5NH SAS / SAT (state assessment)≤10—
ScienceAll gradesNH SAS / SAT (state assessment)≤10—

School profile

Grades
K-8
Students
143
Type
K-8 school
Charter school
Yes
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
143
Typical K-8 school: 192
Free or reduced-price lunch
34%
Typical K-8 school: 21%

District and location

City
Hillsborough County

Contact

Address
7 Henry Clay Dr
Merrimack, NH 03054

"Typical" is the middle (median) K-8 school in New Hampshire. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24, lunch eligibility 2024-25).

Nearby K-8 schools

Straight-line distance. Check the district's attendance zones: living close to a school doesn't guarantee a place.

Location

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Gate City Charter School for the Arts at a glance

Gate City Charter School for the Arts is a public K-8 school (a charter school) in Merrimack, New Hampshire, serving grades K-8. It is part of the Gate City Charter School For the Arts school district. It has about 143 students (a typical New Hampshire K-8 school has 192). About 34% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, compared with 21% at a typical New Hampshire K-8 school, which is useful context when reading test results.

In 2025-26 state tests, 39% in English language arts (similar schools: 55%) and 27% in math (similar schools: 42%) reached the state standard (% proficient). On our score, which compares it only with other New Hampshire K-8 schools, it scores 11.5 out of 100: better than 11% of them, ranking #58 of 65. Its English language arts result rose by 5 points from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.