Enrollment
343
Elementary
DISTRICT 335 · STATE 249
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CONCORD SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 330246000054
Abbot-Downing School
152 South St., Concord, NH 03301 · (603) 225-0827 · Merrimack County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL343 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 67% of New Hampshire public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New Hampshire public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
96 students
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 26%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 22 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 45 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 48 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 53 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 64 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 61 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 50 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (45) is 10% smaller than its 5th grade class (50).
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 33% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Concord School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NHSAS 2024-25 . % Above ProficientEnglish Language Arts
53.0%
NH avg 55.2%
Math
57.0%
NH avg 43.0%
What this means: On the NHSAS, New Hampshire's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Hampshire schools, those numbers are about 55 and 43.
Source: NHSAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
52.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.5%
based on NH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% typical for New Hampshire schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New Hampshire's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Abbot-Downing School
Abbot-Downing School's state test result (52.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abbot-Downing School this school | 343 | 28.0% | 52.8% |
| South Range Elementary School Derry | 333 | 30.9% | 50.0% |
| Boscawen Elementary School Boscawen | 240 | 27.1% | 55.3% |
| Lamprey River Elementary School Raymond | 333 | 25.2% | 59.0% |
| East Rochester School E. Rochester | 300 | 29.7% | 49.1% |
| Grinnell School Derry | 338 | 32.0% | 40.2% |
Matched among New Hampshire elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Abbot-Downing School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Hampshire | In Merrimack County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.8% | #85 of 209 | #12 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #58 of 209 | #6 of 24 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #102 of 210 | #13 of 24 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 343 | #82 of 300 | #9 of 34 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #150 of 179 | #18 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.7% | #74 of 181 | #8 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.0% | #103 of 240 | #12 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.4% | #86 of 139 | #9 of 14 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
343
+18 (+6%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 474
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 13.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 343 | 26.6 | 12.9:1 | 28% (96) |
| 2023-24 | 345 | 28.1 | 12.3:1 | 28% (97) |
| 2022-23 | 342 | 29.1 | 11.8:1 | 29% (100) |
| 2020-21 | 325 | 25 | 13.0:1 | 30% (97) |
| 2017-18 | 383 | 25 | 15.3:1 | 39% (148) |
| 2015-16 | 432 | 26 | 16.6:1 | 37% (160) |
| 2010-11 | 477 | 29 | 16.4:1 | 33% (159) |
| 2000-01 | 420 | 17 | 24.7:1 | 12% (51) |
| 1990-91 | 474 | 25 | 19.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Abbot-Downing School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (383 to 343); teachers up 6% (25 to 26.6).
About Abbot-Downing School
This page covers Abbot-Downing School, a mid-sized elementary school in Concord, New Hampshire. The school has 343 students in 2024-25 across pre-K through 5. By comparison, elementary schools in New Hampshire enroll about 249 students on average.
Concord School District includes 7 schools. Together they enroll 3,835 students.
White students account for 85% of the school's enrollment. It is also 7% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 2% Black. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 28, compared with 70 nationally.
There are 26.6 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 12.9:1. The average for elementary schools in New Hampshire, 11.0:1, is lower. Of all students at Abbot-Downing School, 28% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, Abbot-Downing School lands at B+, ahead of 67% of New Hampshire public elementary schools.
The model predicts 45.5% for a school in New Hampshire with Abbot-Downing School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Abbot-Downing School posts 52.8%.
The school's county is Merrimack County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $97,004 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 4%. Abbot-Downing School shares Merrimack County with 60 other public schools.
Of the public schools around it, Abbot-Downing School is closest to Rundlett Middle School, about 0.1 miles away. Abbot-Downing School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Abbot-Downing School at 5th of 8.
The NCES locale for Abbot-Downing School is Town: Fringe, which covers schools in a town close to an urbanized area.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 343, up from 325 in 2020-21.
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Merrimack County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
155,967
Census ACS
Median income
$97,004
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
61
17,429 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Concord School District
- Concord High SchoolHigh · 1,394 students
- Rundlett Middle SchoolMiddle · 767 students
- Beaver Meadow SchoolElementary · 362 students
- Christa McAuliffe SchoolElementary · 357 students
- Mill Brook SchoolElementary · 321 students
- Broken Ground SchoolElementary · 291 students
Other schools in Concord
- Concord High SchoolHigh · 1,394 students
- Rundlett Middle SchoolMiddle · 767 students
- Beaver Meadow SchoolElementary · 362 students
- Christa McAuliffe SchoolElementary · 357 students
- Mill Brook SchoolElementary · 321 students
- Broken Ground SchoolElementary · 291 students
Nearby schools
- Rundlett Middle School0.1 mi · 767
- Concord High School1.0 mi · 1,394
- Christa McAuliffe School1.0 mi · 357
- Bow High School2.4 mi · 622
- Bow Memorial School2.6 mi · 524
- Bow Elementary School2.7 mi · 542
Frequently asked questions
About Abbot-Downing SchoolHow many students attend Abbot-Downing School?
Abbot-Downing School enrolls approximately 343 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Abbot-Downing School serve?
Abbot-Downing School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Abbot-Downing School?
Approximately 12.9:1 students per teacher at Abbot-Downing School.
What is the student diversity at Abbot-Downing School?
Student demographics at Abbot-Downing School are roughly 85% White, 7% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Abbot-Downing School in?
Abbot-Downing School is part of Concord School District.
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