Enrollment
240
Elementary
DISTRICT 192 · STATE 249
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MERRIMACK VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 330476000281
Boscawen Elementary School
1 BEST Ave., Boscawen, NH 03303 · (603) 753-6512 · Merrimack County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL240 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 73% 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.
- A-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
11.0:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.0:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
65 students
DISTRICT 28% · 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 | 16 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 36 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 29 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 36 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 52 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 31 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 40 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (36) is 10% smaller than its 5th grade class (40).
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · 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 Merrimack Valley School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NHSAS 2024-25 . % Above ProficientEnglish Language Arts
55.0%
NH avg 55.2%
Math
62.0%
NH avg 43.0%
What this means: On the NHSAS, New Hampshire's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 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
55.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.0%
based on NH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 Boscawen Elementary School
Boscawen Elementary School's state test result (55.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boscawen Elementary School this school | 240 | 27.1% | 55.3% |
| Canaan Elementary School Canaan | 236 | 27.1% | 49.5% |
| Lamprey River Elementary School Raymond | 333 | 25.2% | 59.0% |
| East Rochester School E. Rochester | 300 | 29.7% | 49.1% |
| Abbot-Downing School Concord | 343 | 28.0% | 52.8% |
| South Range Elementary School Derry | 333 | 30.9% | 50.0% |
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 Boscawen Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Hampshire | In Merrimack County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.3% | #70 of 209 | #9 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #47 of 209 | #5 of 24 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #93 of 210 | #12 of 24 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 240 | #164 of 300 | #20 of 34 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.0:1 | #72 of 179 | #9 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.5% | #98 of 181 | #12 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.1% | #108 of 240 | #14 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.1% | #118 of 139 | #12 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
240
+21 (+10%) vs 2020
+20% since 1990-91, when it was 200
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
was 10.4:1
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 | 240 | 21.9 | 11.0:1 | 27% (65) |
| 2023-24 | 236 | 21.9 | 10.8:1 | 28% (66) |
| 2022-23 | 235 | 22 | 10.7:1 | 34% (79) |
| 2020-21 | 219 | 21 | 10.4:1 | 24% (52) |
| 2017-18 | 253 | 18.8 | 13.5:1 | 40% (100) |
| 2015-16 | 262 | 19 | 13.8:1 | 35% (91) |
| 2010-11 | 270 | 20 | 13.5:1 | 33% (89) |
| 2000-01 | 291 | 20 | 14.6:1 | 25% (74) |
| 1990-91 | 200 | 13 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Boscawen Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (253 to 240); teachers up 16% (18.8 to 21.9).
About Boscawen Elementary School
Boscawen Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school found in Boscawen, New Hampshire. It reported 240 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25.
Merrimack Valley School District serves 2,170 students across 7 schools.
A large majority of enrollment at Boscawen Elementary School is White, at 87%. It is also 7% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. Among Merrimack County residents, the White share is about 91%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Boscawen Elementary School scores 23%.
Teacher count: 21.9 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 11.0:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in New Hampshire is similar, at 11.0:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 27%. The figure for public schools in Merrimack County is close, at 25%.
Boscawen Elementary School holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 73% of New Hampshire public elementary schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Boscawen Elementary School, the prediction is 46.0% and the result is 55.3%.
Merrimack County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $97,004, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Merrimack County's 61 public schools enroll about 17,429 students and include Boscawen Elementary School.
CSI Charter School sits about 1.6 miles from Boscawen Elementary School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 6 other public schools. The school's 55.3% average proficiency ranks 2nd among 7 nearby schools.
Its location is classified as Rural: Fringe by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment increased 10% over 4 years, reaching 240 in 2024-25.
This page is set up for the Boscawen Elementary School community to discuss open houses, carpools, and field trips. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Merrimack Valley School District
- Merrimack Valley High SchoolHigh · 744 students
- Merrimack Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 466 students
- Penacook Elementary SchoolElementary · 325 students
- Loudon Elementary SchoolElementary · 243 students
- Webster Elementary SchoolElementary · 88 students
- Salisbury Elementary SchoolElementary · 64 students
Nearby schools
- CSI Charter School1.6 mi · 34
- Merrimack Valley Middle School2.1 mi · 466
- Merrimack Valley High School2.1 mi · 744
- Penacook Elementary School2.4 mi · 325
- Canterbury Elementary School3.4 mi · 90
- Beaver Meadow School4.0 mi · 362
Frequently asked questions
About Boscawen Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Boscawen Elementary School?
Boscawen Elementary School enrolls approximately 240 students in grades PK-05.
Is Boscawen Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Boscawen Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Boscawen Elementary School have?
Boscawen Elementary School employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.0:1.
How diverse is Boscawen Elementary School?
Boscawen Elementary School reports a student body of 87% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Boscawen Elementary School public or private?
Boscawen Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Merrimack Valley School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.