Bristol Elementary School

Bristol Elementary School is an elementary campus of close-knit scale in Bristol, New Hampshire, run under Newfound Area School District, serveing 203 students in grades K through 5.

Newfound Area School District runs 6 schools in total, collectively educating 1,152 students. Bristol Elementary School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Bristol Elementary School logs that 92% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 3% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. Compared to Grafton County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.7:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.0:1, putting Bristol Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 46% of students at Bristol Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Grafton County runs at roughly 25%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Bristol Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 33.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 40.8%.

Across the wider county, Grafton County reports that the typical household earns roughly $88,261 per year, about 47% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Grafton County's 53 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,161 students), Bristol Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Newfound Memorial Middle School, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Bristol Elementary School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 48.2%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Five-year trend. Bristol Elementary School's enrollment has contracted 6% since 2018, when it stood at 217 (now 203).

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.