Bernice A. Ray School

Bernice A. Ray School is an elementary school of high-enrollment scale in Hanover, New Hampshire, part of Hanover School District, hosting 463 students in grades K through 5. By comparison, New Hampshire's public schools average about 249 students each, so Bernice A. Ray School sits 86% bigger than that benchmark.

Bernice A. Ray School is a school of Hanover School District, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

Looking at the student body, Bernice A. Ray School shows that the largest single group is White, at 73% of enrollment. Other groups include 10% Asian, 9% multiracial, 6% Hispanic. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 88%.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.1:1. The state averages about 11.0:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 4% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Grafton County runs at roughly 25%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Bernice A. Ray School sits in the top 10% of New Hampshire schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 61.2%; actual is 77.1%, +15.9 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Grafton County put median household income runs about $88,261, roughly 47% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Bernice A. Ray School is one of 53 public schools in Grafton County (combined enrollment of about 10,161 students).

Frances C. Richmond School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Bernice A. Ray School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 68.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count stayed largely flat: 460 students in 2018 compared to 463 in 2025.

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