Enrollment
90
Elementary
DISTRICT 213 · STATE 249
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SHAKER REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 330618000412
Canterbury Elementary School
15 Baptist Rd., Canterbury, NH 03224 · (603) 783-9944 · Merrimack County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL90 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 88% of New Hampshire public elementary schools
- ATest 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
9.3:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.8:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
9%
8 students
DISTRICT 24% · 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 | 20 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 19 | 21% |
| Grade 2 | 22 | 24% |
| Grade 3 | 20 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 9 | 10% |
Student demographics
9%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
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NHSAS 2024-25 . % Above ProficientEnglish Language Arts
71.0%
NH avg 55.2%
Math
64.0%
NH avg 43.0%
What this means: On the NHSAS, New Hampshire's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 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
73.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.8%
based on NH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 58% 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 Canterbury Elementary School
Canterbury Elementary School's state test result (73.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canterbury Elementary School this school | 90 | 8.9% | 73.3% |
| Sandwich Central School Ctr. Sandwich | 85 | 10.6% | 60.6% |
| East Kingston Elementary School East Kingston | 108 | 8.3% | 64.4% |
| Sutton Central Elementary School Sutton Mills | 87 | 13.8% | 53.5% |
| South Hampton Barnard School South Hampton | 81 | 3.7% | 68.8% |
| Mountain Village Charter School Plymouth | 117 | 13.7% | 49.1% |
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 Canterbury Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Hampshire | In Merrimack County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 90 | #247 of 300 | #29 of 34 |
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
90
-15 (-14%) vs 2020
-39% since 1990-91, when it was 147
Student : Teacher
9.3:1
was 11.7:1
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 | 90 | 9.7 | 9.3:1 | 9% (8) |
| 2023-24 | 106 | 10.7 | 9.9:1 | 10% (11) |
| 2022-23 | 116 | 9.7 | 12.0:1 | 14% (16) |
| 2020-21 | 105 | 9 | 11.7:1 | 13% (14) |
| 2017-18 | 118 | 9.8 | 12.0:1 | 17% (20) |
| 2015-16 | 112 | 10 | 11.2:1 | 16% (18) |
| 2010-11 | 121 | 9 | 13.4:1 | 17% (20) |
| 2000-01 | 154 | 9 | 17.1:1 | 1% (2) |
| 1990-91 | 147 | 7 | 21.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Canterbury Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (118 to 90); teachers down 1% (9.8 to 9.7).
About Canterbury Elementary School
Canterbury Elementary School, a very small elementary school, is located in Canterbury, New Hampshire. It reported 90 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25. Elementary schools in New Hampshire average about 249 students, which makes this school 64% below average.
The district, Shaker Regional School District, has 1,137 students enrolled across 4 schools.
A large majority of enrollment at Canterbury Elementary School is White, at 96%. Other reported shares: 2% Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 9%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 9.3:1. The school has 9.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in New Hampshire is 11.0:1. In all, 9% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 16 points below the 25% average for public schools in Merrimack County.
On the allk12 Grade, Canterbury Elementary School lands at A, ahead of 88% of New Hampshire public elementary schools.
Canterbury Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 73.3%. Schools with its free or reduced-price lunch share in New Hampshire are predicted to post 57.8%, so the school is 15.4 points ahead and in the state's top 10%.
In the wider Merrimack County area, the median household earns about $97,004 a year, about 39% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Across Merrimack County, 61 public schools serve about 17,429 students.
Boscawen Elementary School, about 3.4 miles away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, 5 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Canterbury Elementary School is 1st on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Canterbury Elementary School as Rural: Distant.
From 105 students in 2020-21, enrollment fell to 90 by 2024-25. Students per teacher dropped from 11.7 in 2020-21 to 9.3 in 2024-25.
The Canterbury Elementary School discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 Shaker Regional School District
- Belmont High SchoolHigh · 361 students
- Belmont Middle SchoolMiddle · 350 students
- Belmont Elementary SchoolElementary · 336 students
Other Canterbury Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 6 states are named Canterbury Elementary. Canterbury Elementary School is the 6th largest of the 6.
- Canterbury Elementary SchoolEDINBURG, TX · 687 students
- Canterbury Elementary SchoolCrystal Lake, IL · 486 students
- Canterbury ElementaryGreendale, WI · 350 students
- Canterbury Elementary SchoolCleveland Heights, OH · 311 students
- Canterbury Elementary SchoolCanterbury, CT · 295 students
Nearby schools
- Boscawen Elementary School3.4 mi · 240
- Merrimack Valley Middle School4.4 mi · 466
- CSI Charter School4.4 mi · 34
- Merrimack Valley High School4.5 mi · 744
- Penacook Elementary School4.6 mi · 325
- Loudon Elementary School5.6 mi · 243
Frequently asked questions
About Canterbury Elementary SchoolHow large is Canterbury Elementary School?
Canterbury Elementary School enrolls approximately 90 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Canterbury Elementary School serve?
Canterbury Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Canterbury Elementary School have?
Canterbury Elementary School employs 10 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Canterbury Elementary School?
Student demographics at Canterbury Elementary School are roughly 96% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Canterbury Elementary School in?
Canterbury Elementary School is part of Shaker Regional School District.
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