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2026-27 School Profile (PDF)

Counselors

Brenda Poznanski

Dylan Mullin

Lisa Futrell

Jill Leonard

Andrea Tencza

Leigh Alcorn

Senior Director of School Counseling &  Admission

Associate Director 

of School Counseling

School Counselor

School Counselor

School Counselor

Administrative Assistant 

for School Counseling
About BG

Bishop Guertin High School, an independent Catholic high school sponsored by the Brothers of the Sacred Heart, serves approximately 770 students in grades 9-12. Located in Nashua, NH, the school draws students from a 40-mile radius, including the Greater Nashua area as well as Salem, Lowell, Billerica, and Manchester. 

 

Admission is selective, based on an entrance exam, academic performance, essays, and teacher recommendations. Open to students of all faiths and backgrounds, Bishop Guertin is dedicated to accessibility, providing over $1.5 million annually in financial assistance. 

 

The school’s rigorous college-preparatory curriculum and comprehensive whole-person development program foster academic excellence, leadership, and personal accountability.

Graduate Statistics

  • 175-200 students per graduating class (184 in Class of 2026)

  • 98% high school graduation rate

  • 97% of 2026 graduates attend 4-year colleges, with the remainder splitting between 2-year colleges, postgraduate athletics,  the military, and workforce.

  • 96% of graduates persist from freshman to sophomore year of college*

  • 81% of graduates complete degree within four years*

Where Our Students Go...

Most Frequently Attended

by students attending 2017-2026

 

  • Assumption University

  • Bentley University

  • Bryant University

  • Endicott College

  • Fairfield University

  • Fordham University

  • High Point University

  • Merrimack College

  • Northeastern University

  • Providence College

  • Quinnipiac University

  • Rensselaer Polytechnic University

  • Rochester Institute of Technology

  • Sacred Heart University

  • So. New Hampshire University

  • St. Anselm College

  • Stonehill College

  • Suffolk University

  • University of Alabama

  • University of Connecticut

  • University of Massachusetts – Amherst

  • University of Massachusetts – Lowell

  • University of New England 

  • University of New Hampshire – Durham

  • University of Vermont

  • Wentworth Institute of Technology

  • Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Selective Institutions Attended

2021- present

 

  • Boston College

  • Boston University

  • Colby College

  • Colgate University

  • College of the Holy Cross

  • Cornell University

  • George Washington University

  • Georgetown University

  • Georgia Technical University

  • Hamilton College 

  • McGill University

  • New York University

  • Princeton University

  • Stanford University

  • The Ohio State University

  • Trinity College

  • Tufts University 

  • United States Air Force Academy

  • University of Michigan

  • United States Military Academy

  • United States Naval Academy

  • University of Notre Dame

  • University of Southern California

  • University of Virginia

  • Vanderbilt University

  • Villanova University
  • Yale University

Graduation Requirements 

 

A minimum of 24 credits is required. The majority of students graduate with 28 credits.

 

English

4.0

Religious Studies

4.0

Mathematics

3.0*

Science

3.0*

Social Studies

3.5

World Language

2.0

Health and Fitness

1.0

Fine Arts                                               

0.5

Computer Science

0.5

 

* The majority of Bishop Guertin Students take four years of math and science.

Accreditation

 

Bishop Guertin is accredited by the New England Association of Secondary Schools and Colleges (NEASC) and the New Hampshire Department of Education

Grading Distribution and Standardized Test Performance

 

  •  Students receive 2/3 of a GPA weighting point for AP-level; 1/3 of a point for H-level course.
  •  Core courses include: English(4 years), Mathematics (3*), Social Studies (3.5), World Language (2*), Science (3*), and Theology (4).
  •  Minimum passing grade (D) is 65%. (*)

* – BG recommends 4 years, but does not require.

Advanced Placement | Five-Year Performance 

 

  •  Enrollment in Honors or Advanced Placement (AP) courses is by invitation only based on prior academic performance.
  •  Students are typically limited to three AP courses in a year. 
  •  All students with an “AP” course on transcript are required to take the AP Examinations.  
  •  In total, 35%-40% of seniors will score a 3 or higher on at least one AP Exam during high school.
  •  Since 2020, 277 students have received AP Scholar recognition (29% of graduates).

Highest Course Levels

Computer Science

AP Computer Science A and AP Computer Science Principles, Programming Honors

English

AP English Language and Composition and English Literature and Composition

Fine Arts

AP Studio Art, Honors Band and Chorus, AP Music Theory

Health/Fitness

College Preparatory course only

Math

AP Calculus AB and BC, AP Statistics

Science

AP Physics (requires Physics Honors as a prerequisite).
AP Biology, AP Chemistry and AP Environmental Science

Seminar

AP Research and Seminar

Social Studies

AP US History, US Government and Politics, and AP Comparative Politics (World History Honors students have the option to take the AP exam)

Theology

Bioethics Honors, and Tolkien Honors

World Language

AP French, AP Spanish, and AP Latin, Greek Honors

 

Grading Scale GPA Distributions Average SAT (Classes of 2026) Course Grade Distributions
Letter
Grade		 Weighted
GPA		 Class
of 2026
Students in
GPA Range		 Class
of 2027
Students in
GPA Range		 % Taken Ev. Based
Reading/
Writing		 Math % of
Grades in
Core* CP
Courses		 % of
Grades in
Core* H
Courses		 % of
Grades in
AP Courses
A+ 4.33 1% 1% 100% 720 765 3% 2% 2%
A 4.00 10% 7% 100% 686 647 13% 16% 18%
A- 3.66 21% 21% 95% 630 615 16% 21% 25%
B+ 3.33 23% 26% 84% 608 588 14% 17% 18%
B 3.00 19% 15% 68% 569 540 18% 22% 21%
B- 2.66 18% 15% 52% 549 501 12% 10% 11%
C+ 2.33 6% 8% 63% 518 494 10% 5% 4%
C 2.00 2% 5%       8% 3% 1%
C- 1.66   2%       3% 2% 1%
D+ 1.33           2% 1%  
D * 1.00           1%    
F 0.00           1%    
Average   3.38 3.30   604 578 – – –

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