Barnstead Elementary School

Barnstead Elementary School, a heavily attended K-5 school in Ctr. Barnstead, New Hampshire, run under Barnstead School District, enrolls 449 students, covering grades pre-K through 8. By comparison, New Hampshire's public schools average about 249 students each, so Barnstead Elementary School sits 80% bigger than that benchmark.

Barnstead Elementary School sits inside Barnstead School District, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

Demographically, Barnstead Elementary School reports that nearly all students (97%) are White. That composition is broadly in line with Belknap County as a whole.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Barnstead Elementary School has 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.5:1. The state averages about 11.0:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 31% of students at Barnstead Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, Barnstead Elementary School falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 43.5%; this one comes in at 25.4%, -18.1 points off the demographic line.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Belknap County put the typical household earns roughly $92,783 per year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Belknap County runs 23 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,344 students), of which Barnstead Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Pittsfield Elementary School, roughly 4.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Barnstead Elementary School ranks 9th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 40.8%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Barnstead Elementary School has shrank 9%, going from 495 students in 2018 to 449 in 2025.

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