Chamberlain Street School

Chamberlain Street School is an average-sized elementary school in Rochester, New Hampshire, overseen by Rochester School District. The school serves 316 students in grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 249 students per school, that is 27% above typical.

Within Rochester School District, which oversees 10 schools and 3,778 students, Chamberlain Street School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Chamberlain Street School logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (87%). Other groups include 6% multiracial, 4% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.0:1, putting Chamberlain Street School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 38% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Strafford County (around 26%), the school's rate is north of typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Chamberlain Street School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 39.2%; this one delivers 33.0%.

Across the wider county, Strafford County reports that median household income runs about $88,570, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Chamberlain Street School is one of 39 public schools in Strafford County (combined enrollment of about 13,978 students).

The closest other public school is School Street School, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Chamberlain Street School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 40.5%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Looking at the recent track record. Chamberlain Street School's enrollment has fell 19% since 2018, when it stood at 390 (now 316). Class-load math has narrowed: from 13.3:1 in 2018 to 9.6:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, members of the Chamberlain Street School community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.