Enrollment
203
Elementary
DISTRICT 125 · STATE 249
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEWFOUND AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 330522000332
Bristol Elementary School
55 School St., Bristol, NH 03222 · (603) 744-2761 · Grafton County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL203 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 46% of New Hampshire public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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
12.7:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
93 students
DISTRICT 36% · 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 | 39 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 28 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 38 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 29 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 37 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 32 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (39) is 22% larger than its 5th grade class (32).
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 13% · 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 Newfound Area School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NHSAS 2024-25 . % Above ProficientEnglish Language Arts
43.0%
NH avg 55.2%
Math
42.0%
NH avg 43.0%
What this means: On the NHSAS, New Hampshire's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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
40.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.9%
based on NH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Bristol Elementary School
Bristol Elementary School's state test result (40.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol Elementary School this school | 203 | 45.8% | 40.8% |
| Mountainside Intermediate School CONWAY | 251 | 45.8% | N/A |
| Colebrook Academy and Elementary School (E) Colebrook | 189 | 45.5% | 33.1% |
| Charlestown Primary School Charlestown | 234 | 46.6% | 43.3% |
| Milton Elementary School Milton | 237 | 41.8% | 27.7% |
| Hinsdale Elementary School Hinsdale | 242 | 42.6% | 26.6% |
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 Bristol Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Hampshire | In Grafton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.8% | #145 of 209 | #18 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #135 of 209 | #17 of 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #153 of 210 | #18 of 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 203 | #180 of 300 | #8 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #144 of 179 | #8 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.9% | #141 of 181 | #8 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.8% | #34 of 240 | #2 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.5% | #113 of 139 | #8 of 10 |
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
203
+4 (+2%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 276
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 11.1:1
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 | 203 | 16 | 12.7:1 | 46% (93) |
| 2023-24 | 203 | 15.2 | 13.4:1 | 42% (86) |
| 2022-23 | 188 | 16.9 | 11.1:1 | 38% (72) |
| 2020-21 | 199 | 18 | 11.1:1 | 29% (58) |
| 2017-18 | 217 | 16.6 | 13.1:1 | 55% (119) |
| 2015-16 | 220 | 15 | 14.7:1 | 56% (123) |
| 2010-11 | 242 | 20 | 12.1:1 | 43% (105) |
| 2000-01 | 282 | 21 | 13.4:1 | 30% (86) |
| 1990-91 | 276 | 17 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bristol Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (217 to 203); teachers down 4% (16.6 to 16).
About Bristol Elementary School
Bristol Elementary School is an elementary school in Bristol, New Hampshire, according to federal school records. Students in kindergarten through 5 attend, and enrollment is 203 students.
Newfound Area School District (6 schools, 1,152 students) runs Bristol Elementary School.
Federal enrollment data show Bristol Elementary School is 92% White. The school is also 3% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. That is close to the 88% White share among all Grafton County residents. The school's diversity index is 16%, meaning two students picked at random have a 16% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 12.7:1, with 16 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is higher than the 11.0:1 average for elementary schools in New Hampshire. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Bristol Elementary School is 46%. For comparison, public schools in Grafton County average 25%.
Measured against New Hampshire public elementary schools, Bristol Elementary School receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Bristol Elementary School is 33.9%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 40.8%.
Grafton County has these Census figures: the median household income is $88,261, roughly 47% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Grafton County is home to 53 public schools and about 10,161 public school students.
The shortest distance from Bristol Elementary School to another public school is about 0.2 miles, to Newfound Memorial Middle School. Other public schools within five miles: 4. The nearest schools with test data average 48.2%, higher than Bristol Elementary School's 40.8%.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Distant, meaning it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 199 to 203. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 11.1:1 to 12.7:1.
Discussion on this page can cover school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Grafton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
92,120
Census ACS
Median income
$88,261
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
47%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
53
10,161 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Newfound Area School District
- Newfound Regional High SchoolHigh · 357 students
- Newfound Memorial Middle SchoolMiddle · 296 students
- Bridgewater-Hebron Village SchoolElementary · 137 students
- New Hampton Community SchoolElementary · 93 students
- Danbury Elementary SchoolElementary · 66 students
Other schools in Bristol
- Newfound Regional High SchoolHigh · 357 students
- Newfound Memorial Middle SchoolMiddle · 296 students
Other Bristol Elementary schools
6 other US public schools in 7 states are named Bristol Elementary. Bristol Elementary School is the 7th largest of the 7.
- Bristol ElementaryBristol, WI · 830 students
- BRISTOL ELEM.ST LOUIS, MO · 361 students
- Bristol Elementary SchoolBristol, IN · 296 students
- Bristol Elementary SchoolBristol, VT · 284 students
- Bristol Elementary SchoolCOLORADO SPRINGS, CO · 267 students
Nearby schools
- Newfound Memorial Middle School0.2 mi · 296
- Newfound Regional High School3.1 mi · 357
- Bridgewater-Hebron Village School3.6 mi · 137
- New Hampton Community School4.8 mi · 93
- Jennie D. Blake School5.2 mi · 63
- Danbury Elementary School7.5 mi · 66
Frequently asked questions
About Bristol Elementary SchoolHow large is Bristol Elementary School?
Bristol Elementary School enrolls approximately 203 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Bristol Elementary School serve?
Bristol Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Bristol Elementary School?
Approximately 12.7:1 students per teacher at Bristol Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Bristol Elementary School?
Student demographics at Bristol Elementary School are roughly 92% White, 3% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Bristol Elementary School public or private?
Bristol Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Newfound Area School District.
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