Enrollment
163
Elementary
DISTRICT 181 · STATE 249
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLAREMONT SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 330234000038
Bluff School
10 Summit Rd., Claremont, NH 03743 · (603) 543-4273 · Sullivan County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL163 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 11% of New Hampshire public elementary schools
- FTest 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
8.4:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
96 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 24 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 28 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 29 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 26 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 30 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 26 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (24) is 8% smaller than its 5th grade class (26).
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 26% · 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 Claremont School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NHSAS 2024-25 . % Above ProficientEnglish Language Arts
28.0%
NH avg 55.2%
Math
26.0%
NH avg 43.0%
What this means: On the NHSAS, New Hampshire's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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
24.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.4%
based on NH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% 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 Bluff School
Bluff School's state test result (24.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bluff School this school | 163 | 58.9% | 24.8% |
| Wheelock Elementary School Keene | 192 | 54.7% | 45.0% |
| Pittsfield Elementary School Pittsfield | 215 | 55.8% | 28.8% |
| Kenneth A. Brett School Tamworth | 165 | 51.5% | 31.1% |
| Woodland Heights Elementary School Laconia | 318 | 56.6% | 35.2% |
| Disnard Elementary School Claremont | 254 | 52.8% | 38.2% |
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 Bluff School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Hampshire | In Sullivan County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.8% | #203 of 209 | #9 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.0% | #185 of 209 | #8 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.0% | #198 of 210 | #9 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 163 | #207 of 300 | #8 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.9% | #13 of 240 | #2 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.7% | #24 of 139 | #2 of 6 |
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
163
+20 (+14%) vs 2020
+72% since 1990-91, when it was 95
Student : Teacher
8.4:1
was 8.9:1
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 | 163 | 19.4 | 8.4:1 | 59% (96) |
| 2023-24 | 178 | 17.4 | 10.2:1 | 58% (103) |
| 2022-23 | 173 | 20 | 8.7:1 | 50% (87) |
| 2020-21 | 143 | 16 | 8.9:1 | 62% (89) |
| 2017-18 | 211 | 21 | 10.1:1 | 70% (148) |
| 2015-16 | 234 | 21 | 11.1:1 | 67% (157) |
| 2010-11 | 269 | 20 | 13.4:1 | 60% (162) |
| 2000-01 | 229 | 16 | 14.3:1 | 36% (82) |
| 1990-91 | 95 | 6 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bluff School.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (211 to 163); teachers down 8% (21 to 19.4).
About Bluff School
Bluff School is a low-enrollment elementary school in Claremont, New Hampshire, one of the schools in Claremont School District. The student body numbers 163 students, from kindergarten through 5. An average school in this group (elementary schools in New Hampshire) has about 249 students.
District-wide, Claremont School District has 6 schools and 1,534 students.
Most students at Bluff School are White: 83% of enrollment. Smaller groups are 9% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, and 4% Black. For comparison, the population of Sullivan County is roughly 92% White. Bluff School has a diversity index of 29%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Bluff School employs 19.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 8.4:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in New Hampshire is 11.0:1, higher than at this school. Bluff School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 59%. The rate at public schools in Sullivan County averages 37%, lower than here.
allk12 grades Bluff School a D. The grade compares the school only with New Hampshire public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 25.4% for Bluff School. The school posts 24.8%, within a point of the prediction.
Sullivan County has these Census figures: median household income is about $80,858, about 30% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Bluff School is among the 29 public schools in Sullivan County.
River View Chartered Public School is the public school closest to Bluff School, about 0.2 miles away. Bluff School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Bluff School at 3rd of 4.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Town: Remote: in a town far from an urbanized area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count grew from 143 to 163.
Posts about school safety, transportation, and start times are welcome on this page. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Sullivan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
43,715
Census ACS
Median income
$80,858
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
29
4,498 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Claremont School District
- Stevens High SchoolHigh · 477 students
- Claremont Middle SchoolMiddle · 333 students
- Maple Avenue SchoolElementary · 264 students
- Disnard Elementary SchoolElementary · 254 students
- Claremont Preschool CenterElementary · 43 students
Other schools in Claremont
- Stevens High SchoolHigh · 477 students
- Claremont Middle SchoolMiddle · 333 students
- Maple Avenue SchoolElementary · 264 students
- Disnard Elementary SchoolElementary · 254 students
- Claremont Preschool CenterElementary · 43 students
- River View Chartered Public SchoolHigh · 30 students
Other Bluff schools
One other US public school is named Bluff. Bluff School is the largest of the 2.
- Bluff SchoolBLUFF, UT · 82 students
Nearby schools
- River View Chartered Public School0.2 mi · 30
- Stevens High School0.6 mi · 477
- Disnard Elementary School0.8 mi · 254
- Claremont Middle School0.9 mi · 333
- Claremont Preschool Center0.9 mi · 43
- Maple Avenue School1.3 mi · 264
Frequently asked questions
About Bluff SchoolHow many students attend Bluff School?
Bluff School enrolls approximately 163 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Bluff School serve?
Bluff School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bluff School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bluff School is approximately 8.4:1 (19 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bluff School?
At Bluff School, the student body is approximately 83% White, 4% Hispanic, 4% Black, 9% Two or more.
Is Bluff School public or private?
Bluff School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Claremont School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.