Enrollment
362
Elementary
DISTRICT 335 · STATE 249
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CONCORD SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 330246000496
Beaver Meadow School
40 Sewalls Fall Rd., Concord, NH 03301 · (603) 225-0853 · Merrimack County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL362 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 19% of New Hampshire public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
12.0:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
137 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 | 50 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 46 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 43 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 48 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 51 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 60 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 64 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (46) is 28% smaller than its 5th grade class (64).
Student demographics
41%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
41.0%
NH avg 55.2%
Math
40.0%
NH avg 43.0%
What this means: On the NHSAS, New Hampshire's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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
36.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.1%
based on NH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Beaver Meadow School
Beaver Meadow School's state test result (36.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beaver Meadow School this school | 362 | 37.8% | 36.5% |
| Christa McAuliffe School Concord | 357 | 35.9% | 55.6% |
| Penacook Elementary School Penacook | 325 | 41.8% | 33.1% |
| Maple Wood Elementary School Somersworth | 285 | 43.5% | 28.6% |
| Mill Brook School Concord | 321 | 36.1% | N/A |
| Idlehurst Elementary School Somersworth | 341 | 34.9% | N/A |
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 Beaver Meadow School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Hampshire | In Merrimack County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.5% | #169 of 209 | #19 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #143 of 209 | #16 of 24 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #158 of 210 | #18 of 24 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 362 | #68 of 300 | #6 of 34 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.0:1 | #122 of 179 | #16 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.1% | #41 of 181 | #3 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.8% | #60 of 240 | #7 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.7% | #120 of 139 | #13 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
362
+34 (+10%) vs 2020
-37% since 1990-91, when it was 573
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 10.9:1
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 | 362 | 30.1 | 12.0:1 | 38% (137) |
| 2023-24 | 362 | 31.6 | 11.5:1 | 40% (145) |
| 2022-23 | 365 | 32.6 | 11.2:1 | 38% (137) |
| 2020-21 | 328 | 30 | 10.9:1 | 33% (108) |
| 2017-18 | 380 | 27.5 | 13.8:1 | 39% (147) |
| 2015-16 | 365 | 26 | 14.0:1 | 41% (150) |
| 2010-11 | 396 | 26 | 15.2:1 | 29% (116) |
| 2000-01 | 518 | 23 | 22.5:1 | 19% (98) |
| 1990-91 | 573 | 26 | 22.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Beaver Meadow School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (380 to 362); teachers up 9% (27.5 to 30.1).
About Beaver Meadow School
Students in Concord, New Hampshire, attend Beaver Meadow School, a mid-sized elementary school. The school covers pre-K through 5 and reported 362 students in 2024-25. That puts enrollment 45% larger than the 249-student average for elementary schools in New Hampshire.
Concord School District has 3,835 students spread across 7 schools.
More than half of the students at Beaver Meadow School are White (76%). The rest of enrollment is 8% Black, 7% Asian, 6% multiracial, and 4% Hispanic. Census estimates put the White share of Merrimack County's population at about 91%. The diversity index for Beaver Meadow School is 41%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
For every teacher at Beaver Meadow School, there are about 12.0 students; the school has 30.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in New Hampshire average 11.0:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 38%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Merrimack County is 25%.
Beaver Meadow School holds a C- allk12 Grade, placing it above 19% of New Hampshire public elementary schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 36.5%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 39.1%.
The school is in Merrimack County, where median household income comes to about $97,004, roughly 39% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. Merrimack County counts 61 public schools with about 17,429 students.
Beaver Meadow School is about 1.6 miles from Penacook Elementary School, its nearest public school. Beaver Meadow School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Beaver Meadow School ranks 5th of 6 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 36.5% against a local average of 43.7%.
Locale data from NCES put Beaver Meadow School in a town close to an urbanized area (Town: Fringe).
By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 362, from 328 in 2020-21. The ratio of students to teachers went from 10.9:1 to 12.0:1 over the same years.
The allk12 page for Beaver Meadow School lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
- Christa McAuliffe SchoolElementary · 357 students
- Abbot-Downing SchoolElementary · 343 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
- Christa McAuliffe SchoolElementary · 357 students
- Abbot-Downing SchoolElementary · 343 students
- Mill Brook SchoolElementary · 321 students
- Broken Ground SchoolElementary · 291 students
Nearby schools
- Penacook Elementary School1.6 mi · 325
- Synergy Academy Chartered Public School1.9 mi · 21
- Merrimack Valley High School1.9 mi · 744
- Merrimack Valley Middle School2.0 mi · 466
- CSI Charter School2.5 mi · 34
- Mill Brook School3.0 mi · 321
Frequently asked questions
About Beaver Meadow SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Beaver Meadow School?
Beaver Meadow School enrolls approximately 362 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Beaver Meadow School serve?
Beaver Meadow School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Beaver Meadow School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Beaver Meadow School is approximately 12.0:1 (30 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Beaver Meadow School?
At Beaver Meadow School, the student body is approximately 76% White, 4% Hispanic, 8% Black, 7% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Beaver Meadow School public or private?
Beaver Meadow School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Concord School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.