Enrollment
291
Elementary
DISTRICT 335 · STATE 249
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CONCORD SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 330246000053
Broken Ground School
51 South Curtisville Road, Concord, NH 03301 · (603) 225-0855 · Merrimack County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL291 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 76% of New Hampshire public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
11.8:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
115 students
DISTRICT 35% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 102 | 35% |
| Grade 4 | 105 | 36% |
| Grade 5 | 84 | 29% |
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Concord School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NHSAS 2024-25 . % Above ProficientEnglish Language Arts
56.0%
NH avg 55.2%
Math
51.0%
NH avg 43.0%
What this means: On the NHSAS, New Hampshire's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NH schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
53.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.0%
based on NH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 38% typical for New Hampshire schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 15 points, placing it in New Hampshire's top 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 Broken Ground School
Broken Ground School's state test result (53.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broken Ground School this school | 291 | 39.5% | 53.4% |
| Mill Brook School Concord | 321 | 36.1% | N/A |
| Webster School Manchester | 362 | 43.4% | 39.0% |
| Beaver Meadow School Concord | 362 | 37.8% | 36.5% |
| Weston Elementary School Manchester | 438 | 36.8% | 28.0% |
| Christa McAuliffe School Concord | 357 | 35.9% | 55.6% |
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 Broken Ground School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Hampshire | In Merrimack County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.4% | #80 of 209 | #11 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #90 of 209 | #11 of 24 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #85 of 210 | #10 of 24 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 291 | #121 of 300 | #15 of 34 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #116 of 179 | #15 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.1% | #27 of 181 | #2 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.5% | #55 of 240 | #5 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.6% | #27 of 139 | #3 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
291
-23 (-7%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 358
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 12.1:1
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 | 291 | 24.6 | 11.8:1 | 40% (115) |
| 2023-24 | 310 | 27.6 | 11.2:1 | 39% (122) |
| 2022-23 | 308 | 27.6 | 11.2:1 | 43% (133) |
| 2020-21 | 314 | 26 | 12.1:1 | 47% (148) |
| 2017-18 | 371 | 26.8 | 13.8:1 | 47% (175) |
| 2015-16 | 389 | 25 | 15.6:1 | 45% (175) |
| 2010-11 | 360 | 23 | 15.7:1 | 42% (151) |
| 2000-01 | 392 | 21 | 18.7:1 | 30% (117) |
| 1990-91 | 358 | 19 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Broken Ground School.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (371 to 291); teachers down 8% (26.8 to 24.6).
About Broken Ground School
A medium-sized elementary school in Concord, New Hampshire, Broken Ground School is part of Concord School District. It enrolled 291 students in grades 3 through 5 for the 2024-25 school year.
Broken Ground School is one of the 7 schools that make up Concord School District (3,835 students in total).
By race and ethnicity, Broken Ground School is 66% White. The rest of enrollment is 16% Black, 9% Asian, 6% Hispanic, and 2% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of Merrimack County's population at about 91%. Broken Ground School has a diversity index of 52%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teacher staffing is 24.6 full-time equivalents, or about 11.8 students per teacher. Among elementary schools in New Hampshire, the typical ratio is 11.0:1. About 40% of students, or 115, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Merrimack County is 25%.
The allk12 Grade for Broken Ground School is A-. Compared with New Hampshire public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 76% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
BeatsExpectations places Broken Ground School in the top 10% of New Hampshire schools. The measure fits a line through proficiency and free or reduced-price lunch share for each state, and this school sits 15.4 points above it (53.4% actual, 38.0% predicted).
Across Merrimack County, median household income is about $97,004, about 39% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 4%. Broken Ground School is among the 61 public schools in Merrimack County.
The nearest other public school, Mill Brook School, is less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 44.9%; Broken Ground School's is 53.4%, ranking 2nd of 7.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Town: Fringe, meaning it is in a town close to an urbanized area.
The number of students declined from 314 to 291 over 4 years.
Conversations here can range across sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 Concord School District
- Concord High SchoolHigh · 1,394 students
- Rundlett Middle SchoolMiddle · 767 students
- Beaver Meadow SchoolElementary · 362 students
- Christa McAuliffe SchoolElementary · 357 students
- Abbot-Downing SchoolElementary · 343 students
- Mill Brook SchoolElementary · 321 students
Other schools in Concord
- Concord High SchoolHigh · 1,394 students
- Rundlett Middle SchoolMiddle · 767 students
- Beaver Meadow SchoolElementary · 362 students
- Christa McAuliffe SchoolElementary · 357 students
- Abbot-Downing SchoolElementary · 343 students
- Mill Brook SchoolElementary · 321 students
Nearby schools
- Mill Brook School0.1 mi · 321
- Synergy Academy Chartered Public School1.2 mi · 21
- Christa McAuliffe School2.5 mi · 357
- Concord High School2.9 mi · 1,394
- Beaver Meadow School3.0 mi · 362
- Strong Foundations Charter School3.0 mi · 337
Frequently asked questions
About Broken Ground SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Broken Ground School?
Broken Ground School enrolls approximately 291 students in grades 03-05.
Is Broken Ground School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Broken Ground School is an elementary school covering grades 03-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Broken Ground School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Broken Ground School is approximately 11.8:1 (25 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Broken Ground School?
Broken Ground School reports a student body of 66% White, 6% Hispanic, 16% Black, 9% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Broken Ground School in?
Broken Ground School is part of Concord School District.
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