Enrollment
316
Elementary
DISTRICT 226 · STATE 249
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROCHESTER SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 330594000388
Chamberlain Street School
65 Chamberlain St., Rochester, NH 03867 · (603) 332-5258 · Strafford County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL316 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 10% of New Hampshire public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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
9.6:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.6:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
119 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 | 46 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 50 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 48 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 53 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 69 | 22% |
This year's kindergarten class (46) is 33% smaller than its 5th grade class (69).
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 25% · 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
Chamberlain Street School→Rochester Middle School
Based on grade levels within Rochester School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NHSAS 2024-25 . % Above ProficientEnglish Language Arts
38.0%
NH avg 55.2%
Math
36.0%
NH avg 43.0%
What this means: On the NHSAS, New Hampshire's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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
33.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.2%
based on NH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Chamberlain Street School
Chamberlain Street School's state test result (33.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chamberlain Street School this school | 316 | 37.7% | 33.0% |
| McClelland School Rochester | 310 | 37.7% | 35.2% |
| Southwick School Northfield | 251 | 35.1% | 40.5% |
| Allenstown Community School ALLENSTOWN | 348 | 35.9% | N/A |
| Valley View Community School Farmington | 245 | 40.8% | 43.0% |
| Mt. Caesar Elementary School E. Swanzey | 268 | 36.9% | N/A |
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 Chamberlain Street School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Hampshire | In Strafford County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #180 of 209 | #17 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #159 of 209 | #15 of 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #177 of 210 | #15 of 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 316 | #106 of 300 | #8 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.6:1 | #34 of 179 | #4 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.1% | #99 of 181 | #11 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.7% | #62 of 240 | #8 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.0% | #38 of 139 | #3 of 13 |
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
316
-19 (-6%) vs 2020
-27% since 1990-91, when it was 431
Student : Teacher
9.6:1
was 11.2:1
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 | 316 | 33 | 9.6:1 | 38% (119) |
| 2023-24 | 347 | 27 | 12.8:1 | 42% (147) |
| 2022-23 | 298 | 27 | 11.0:1 | 45% (133) |
| 2020-21 | 335 | 30 | 11.2:1 | 44% (148) |
| 2017-18 | 390 | 29.3 | 13.3:1 | 49% (190) |
| 2015-16 | 400 | 27 | 14.8:1 | 53% (210) |
| 2010-11 | 359 | 28 | 12.8:1 | 53% (191) |
| 2000-01 | 411 | 28 | 14.7:1 | 26% (105) |
| 1990-91 | 431 | 21 | 20.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Chamberlain Street School.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (390 to 316); teachers up 13% (29.3 to 33).
About Chamberlain Street School
Federal records list Chamberlain Street School as an elementary school in Rochester, New Hampshire. It is open to students in kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 316 students. It has 27% more students than the average for elementary schools in New Hampshire (about 249).
Rochester School District is the local district for Chamberlain Street School. It runs 10 schools with 3,778 students.
Roughly 87% of students at Chamberlain Street School are White. Smaller groups are 6% multiracial and 4% Hispanic. Strafford County residents are about 88% White, a similar share. The diversity index for Chamberlain Street School is 23%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school has 33 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 9.6 students per teacher. Statewide, elementary schools in New Hampshire average 11.0:1. Of all students at Chamberlain Street School, 38% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Strafford County average 26%.
On the allk12 Grade, Chamberlain Street School lands at D, ahead of 10% of New Hampshire public elementary schools.
Chamberlain Street School is 6.2 points below its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (33.0% versus 39.2%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in New Hampshire.
The county, Strafford County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $88,570, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. The county's public schools total 39, with about 13,978 students.
School Street School sits about 0.5 miles from Chamberlain Street School. Chamberlain Street School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The school's 33.0% average proficiency ranks 5th among 8 nearby schools.
The federal government classifies Chamberlain Street School's location as Suburb: Small.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Chamberlain Street School had a net loss of 19 students, or 6%. The number of students per teacher dropped from 11.2 to 9.6 over 4 years.
The discussion board for Chamberlain Street School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Strafford County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
132,575
Census ACS
Median income
$88,570
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
39
13,978 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Rochester School District
- Spaulding High SchoolHigh · 1,298 students
- Rochester Middle SchoolMiddle · 803 students
- McClelland SchoolElementary · 310 students
- East Rochester SchoolElementary · 300 students
- William Allen SchoolElementary · 280 students
- Gonic SchoolElementary · 211 students
Other schools in Rochester
- Spaulding High SchoolHigh · 1,298 students
- Rochester Middle SchoolMiddle · 803 students
- McClelland SchoolElementary · 310 students
- William Allen SchoolElementary · 280 students
- Maple Street Magnet SchoolElementary · 114 students
- Bud Carlson AcademyHigh · 96 students
Nearby schools
- School Street School0.5 mi · 50
- William Allen School1.0 mi · 280
- Spaulding High School1.2 mi · 1,298
- Maple Street Magnet School1.3 mi · 114
- Bud Carlson Academy1.3 mi · 96
- McClelland School1.6 mi · 310
Frequently asked questions
About Chamberlain Street SchoolHow large is Chamberlain Street School?
Chamberlain Street School enrolls approximately 316 students in grades KG-05.
Is Chamberlain Street School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Chamberlain Street School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Chamberlain Street School?
Approximately 9.6:1 students per teacher at Chamberlain Street School.
How diverse is Chamberlain Street School?
Chamberlain Street School reports a student body of 87% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Chamberlain Street School?
Chamberlain Street School is overseen by Rochester School District in Strafford County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.