Enrollment
69
Elementary
DISTRICT 68 · STATE 249
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FALL MOUNTAIN REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 330299000113
Alstead Primary School
58 Mechanic St., Alstead, NH 03602 · (603) 835-2482 · Cheshire County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL69 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
6.7:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.5:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
19 students
DISTRICT 32% · 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 | 19 | 28% |
| Kindergarten | 15 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 8 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 4 | 6% |
| Grade 3 | 13 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 10 | 14% |
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 13% · 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
Test scores
NHSAS 2024-25 . % Above ProficientEnglish Language Arts
62.0%
NH avg 55.2%
Math
57.0%
NH avg 43.0%
What this means: On the NHSAS, New Hampshire's statewide test, about 62 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
54.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.7%
based on NH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 →
Where Alstead Primary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Hampshire | In Cheshire County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 69 | #261 of 300 | #21 of 27 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
69
-11 (-14%) vs 2020
-67% since 1990-91, when it was 206
Student : Teacher
6.7:1
was 8.0:1
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 | 69 | 10.3 | 6.7:1 | 28% (19) |
| 2023-24 | 67 | 10.3 | 6.5:1 | 37% (25) |
| 2022-23 | 80 | 10.9 | 7.3:1 | 44% (35) |
| 2020-21 | 80 | 10 | 8.0:1 | 36% (29) |
| 2017-18 | 85 | 10.5 | 8.1:1 | 56% (48) |
| 2015-16 | 89 | 11 | 8.1:1 | 43% (38) |
| 2010-11 | 106 | 9 | 11.8:1 | 43% (46) |
| 2000-01 | 149 | 9 | 16.6:1 | 26% (38) |
| 1990-91 | 206 | 8 | 25.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Alstead Primary School.
About Alstead Primary School
Alstead Primary School is a very small elementary school in Alstead, New Hampshire, (ZIP code 03602). It reported 69 students in pre-K through 4 in 2024-25. That compares with an average of about 249 students for elementary schools in New Hampshire.
The district for Alstead Primary School is Fall Mountain Regional School District, with 12 schools and 1,420 students.
At Alstead Primary School, 90% of students are White. The remaining students are 6% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. Census estimates put Cheshire County at about 92% White, close to the school's figure. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 19%.
Alstead Primary School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 6.7:1, with 10.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in New Hampshire average 11.0:1. The school has 28% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Cheshire County is similar, at 30%.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Alstead Primary School is 9.0 points above the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 54.8% actual, 45.7% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in New Hampshire.
Looking at the county, Cheshire County, median household income comes to about $83,329, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 4%. The county has 41 public schools and about 8,365 students.
Vilas Elementary School sits less than a tenth of a mile from Alstead Primary School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Alstead Primary School comes in 2nd of 4 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Distant).
The school's enrollment decreased 14% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 8.0:1 to 6.7:1.
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Cheshire County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
77,297
Census ACS
Median income
$83,329
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
41
8,365 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Fall Mountain Regional School District
- Fall Mountain Regional High SchoolHigh · 479 students
- Charlestown Primary SchoolElementary · 234 students
- Charlestown Middle SchoolMiddle · 168 students
- Walpole Elementary SchoolMiddle · 123 students
- Vilas Elementary SchoolMiddle · 108 students
- North Walpole SchoolElementary · 82 students
Other schools in Alstead
- Vilas Elementary SchoolMiddle · 108 students
- LEAF Charter SchoolHigh · 67 students
Nearby schools
- Vilas Elementary School0.1 mi · 108
- Sarah Porter School1.7 mi · 19
- Fall Mountain Regional -Pre School Program2.5 mi · 15
- Fall Mountain Regional High School2.5 mi · 479
- North Walpole School4.6 mi · 82
- Bellows Falls Middle School4.7 mi · 245
Frequently asked questions
About Alstead Primary SchoolHow many students attend Alstead Primary School?
Alstead Primary School enrolls approximately 69 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does Alstead Primary School serve?
Alstead Primary School serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at Alstead Primary School?
Approximately 6.7:1 students per teacher at Alstead Primary School.
How diverse is Alstead Primary School?
Alstead Primary School reports a student body of 90% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Alstead Primary School?
Alstead Primary School is overseen by Fall Mountain Regional School District in Cheshire County.
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