Enrollment
234
Elementary
DISTRICT 68 · STATE 249
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FALL MOUNTAIN REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 330299000115
Charlestown Primary School
84 E. Street Ext., Charlestown, NH 03603 · (603) 826-3694 · Sullivan County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL234 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 54% of New Hampshire public elementary schools
- C+Test 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
9.8:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.5:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
109 students
DISTRICT 32% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 18 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 43 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 51 | 22% |
| Grade 2 | 36 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 45 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 41 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (43) is about the same size as its 4th grade class (41).
Student demographics
11%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
Test scores
NHSAS 2024-25 . % Above ProficientEnglish Language Arts
41.0%
NH avg 55.2%
Math
45.0%
NH avg 43.0%
What this means: On the NHSAS, New Hampshire's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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
43.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.4%
based on NH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Charlestown Primary School
Charlestown Primary School's state test result (43.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlestown Primary School this school | 234 | 46.6% | 43.3% |
| Colebrook Academy and Elementary School (E) Colebrook | 189 | 45.5% | 33.1% |
| Bristol Elementary School Bristol | 203 | 45.8% | 40.8% |
| Milton Elementary School Milton | 237 | 41.8% | 27.7% |
| Mountainside Intermediate School CONWAY | 251 | 45.8% | N/A |
| 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 Charlestown Primary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Hampshire | In Sullivan County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.3% | #131 of 209 | #5 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #117 of 209 | #4 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #159 of 210 | #7 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 234 | #169 of 300 | #5 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.8:1 | #38 of 179 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.4% | #165 of 181 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.6% | #31 of 240 | #5 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.7% | #82 of 139 | #4 of 6 |
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
234
+16 (+7%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 267
Student : Teacher
9.8:1
was 9.9:1
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 | 234 | 24 | 9.8:1 | 47% (109) |
| 2023-24 | 205 | 21.7 | 9.4:1 | 52% (106) |
| 2022-23 | 218 | 22.8 | 9.6:1 | 47% (102) |
| 2020-21 | 218 | 22 | 9.9:1 | 46% (100) |
| 2017-18 | 265 | 20.8 | 12.7:1 | 92% (243) |
| 2015-16 | 236 | 20 | 11.8:1 | 54% (127) |
| 2010-11 | 205 | 18 | 11.4:1 | 49% (101) |
| 2000-01 | 235 | 20 | 11.8:1 | 28% (66) |
| 1990-91 | 267 | 12 | 22.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Charlestown Primary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (265 to 234); teachers up 15% (20.8 to 24).
About Charlestown Primary School
Charlestown Primary School is a medium-sized elementary school in Charlestown, New Hampshire. It educates 234 students in pre-K through 4.
Charlestown Primary School falls under Fall Mountain Regional School District, which has 12 schools enrolling 1,420 students.
About 94% of the student body at Charlestown Primary School is White. Beyond that, enrollment is 4% multiracial and 2% Hispanic. The White share in Sullivan County as a whole is similar, at about 92%. Pick two students at random and there is an 11% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal data list 24 full-time-equivalent teachers at Charlestown Primary School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 9.8:1. That is 1.2 students per teacher below the 11.0:1 average for elementary schools in New Hampshire. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 47%. The rate at public schools in Sullivan County averages 37%, lower than here.
The allk12 Grade for Charlestown Primary School is B-. Compared with New Hampshire public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 54% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Charlestown Primary School falls in the middle 80% of New Hampshire schools: 43.3% actual against 33.4% predicted.
Census estimates describe Sullivan County this way: the median household income is $80,858, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 30%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Besides Charlestown Primary School, Sullivan County has 28 other public schools.
Nearest public school: Charlestown Middle School, about 0.3 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes 5 other public schools. Charlestown Primary School's average proficiency of 43.3% compares with 48.6% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Distant.
Enrollment is up 7% from 2020-21, when Charlestown Primary School had 218 students, to 2024-25, when it had 234.
Questions about school safety, transportation, and start times can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Sullivan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
43,715
Census ACS
Median income
$80,858
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
29
4,498 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Fall Mountain Regional School District
- Fall Mountain Regional High SchoolHigh · 479 students
- Charlestown Middle SchoolMiddle · 168 students
- Walpole Elementary SchoolMiddle · 123 students
- Vilas Elementary SchoolMiddle · 108 students
- North Walpole SchoolElementary · 82 students
- Walpole Primary SchoolElementary · 72 students
Other schools in Charlestown
- Charlestown Middle SchoolMiddle · 168 students
- N. Charlestown Community SchoolElementary · 26 students
Nearby schools
- Charlestown Middle School0.3 mi · 168
- Springfield High School4.7 mi · 306
- Sarah Porter School4.7 mi · 19
- Fall Mountain Regional -Pre School Program4.9 mi · 15
- Fall Mountain Regional High School4.9 mi · 479
- Union Street School5.8 mi · 246
Frequently asked questions
About Charlestown Primary SchoolHow large is Charlestown Primary School?
Charlestown Primary School enrolls approximately 234 students in grades PK-04.
Is Charlestown Primary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Charlestown Primary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
How many teachers does Charlestown Primary School have?
Charlestown Primary School employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Charlestown Primary School?
Student demographics at Charlestown Primary School are roughly 94% White, 2% Hispanic, 4% Two or more.
What district is Charlestown Primary School in?
Charlestown Primary School is part of Fall Mountain Regional School District.
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