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What's the most underrated thing about Barrington Elementary School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
405
Elementary
DISTRICT 271 · STATE 249
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BARRINGTON SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 330165000013
Barrington Elementary School
570 Calef Highway, Barrington, NH 03825 · (603) 664-2641 · Strafford County
GRADES 01–04ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL405 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 36% of New Hampshire public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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
16.2:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.8:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
13%
52 students
DISTRICT 11% · STATE 26%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 92 | 23% |
| Grade 2 | 87 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 114 | 28% |
| Grade 4 | 112 | 28% |
This year's 1st grade class (92) is 18% smaller than its 4th grade class (112).
Student demographics
12%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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Barrington Elementary School→Barrington Middle School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Barrington School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NHSAS 2024-25 . % Above ProficientEnglish Language Arts
54.0%
NH avg 55.2%
Math
45.0%
NH avg 43.0%
What this means: On the NHSAS, New Hampshire's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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
49.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.3%
based on NH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 Barrington Elementary School
Barrington Elementary School's state test result (49.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barrington Elementary School this school | 405 | 12.8% | 49.5% |
| Alton Central School (Elem) Alton | 407 | 15.0% | 37.1% |
| Kearsarge Reg. Elem. School at New London New London | 330 | 11.2% | 56.8% |
| Center Woods School Weare | 377 | 14.1% | 50.0% |
| Deerfield Community School Deerfield | 506 | 11.3% | 53.6% |
| Strafford School Strafford | 376 | 15.7% | 46.0% |
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 Barrington Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Hampshire | In Strafford County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.5% | #100 of 209 | #5 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #116 of 209 | #9 of 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #97 of 210 | #6 of 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 405 | #50 of 300 | #3 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.2:1 | #177 of 179 | #17 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.2% | #159 of 181 | #16 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 12.8% | #180 of 240 | #18 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.5% | #25 of 37 | N/A |
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
405
+29 (+8%) vs 2020
+50% since 1990-91, when it was 270
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 13.4:1
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 | 405 | 25 | 16.2:1 | 13% (52) |
| 2023-24 | 418 | 30 | 13.9:1 | 11% (45) |
| 2022-23 | 424 | 33 | 12.8:1 | 9% (40) |
| 2020-21 | 376 | 28 | 13.4:1 | 10% (39) |
| 2017-18 | 395 | 34 | 11.6:1 | 16% (64) |
| 2015-16 | 400 | 31 | 12.9:1 | 22% (86) |
| 2010-11 | 558 | 39 | 14.3:1 | 13% (75) |
| 2000-01 | 620 | 40 | 15.5:1 | 12% (77) |
| 1990-91 | 270 | 19 | 14.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Barrington Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (395 to 405); teachers down 26% (34 to 25).
About Barrington Elementary School
Barrington Elementary School is an elementary school in Barrington, New Hampshire, according to federal school records. The school enrolls 405 students in grades 1 through 4. That compares with an average of about 249 students for elementary schools in New Hampshire.
Barrington School District enrolls 940 students, and its 3 schools include Barrington Elementary School.
By race and ethnicity, Barrington Elementary School is 94% White. Other groups make up 4% multiracial. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 12, compared with 70 nationally.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 16.2:1. The school has 25 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 16.2:1 compares with an average of 11.0:1 for elementary schools in New Hampshire. Federal data show 13% of students (52) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Strafford County averages 26%, higher than here.
Among New Hampshire public elementary schools, Barrington Elementary School outscored 36%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
In New Hampshire, Barrington Elementary School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 49.5% actual against a predicted 55.3%.
The county, Strafford County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $88,570 a year, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Strafford County has 39 public schools with about 13,978 students, including Barrington Elementary School.
Barrington Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is Barrington Middle School, about 0.6 miles away. The five-mile area around Barrington Elementary School holds 5 other public schools. Barrington Elementary School ranks 3rd of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 49.5% against a local average of 50.4%.
Barrington Elementary School is in rural territory close to an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 405, compared with 376 in 2020-21. Federal data show the ratio rising from 13.4:1 to 16.2:1.
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Strafford County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
132,575
Census ACS
Median income
$88,570
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
39
13,978 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Barrington School District
- Barrington Middle SchoolMiddle · 398 students
- Early Childhood Learning CenterElementary · 137 students
Other schools in Barrington
- Barrington Middle SchoolMiddle · 398 students
- Early Childhood Learning CenterElementary · 137 students
Other Barrington Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Barrington Elementary. Barrington Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- BARRINGTON ELEM.FLORISSANT, MO · 515 students
- Barrington Elementary SchoolAUSTIN, TX · 405 students
Nearby schools
- Barrington Middle School0.6 mi · 398
- Early Childhood Learning Center1.9 mi · 137
- Seacoast Charter School4.0 mi · 287
- Moharimet School4.1 mi · 309
- Gonic School4.7 mi · 211
- Mast Way School5.8 mi · 348
Frequently asked questions
About Barrington Elementary SchoolHow large is Barrington Elementary School?
Barrington Elementary School enrolls approximately 405 students in grades 01-04.
What grades does Barrington Elementary School serve?
Barrington Elementary School serves grades 01-04.
How many students per teacher at Barrington Elementary School?
Approximately 16.2:1 students per teacher at Barrington Elementary School.
How diverse is Barrington Elementary School?
Barrington Elementary School reports a student body of 94% White, 2% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Barrington Elementary School in?
Barrington Elementary School is part of Barrington School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.