Enrollment
253
Elementary
STATE 249
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHESTERFIELD SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 330228000036
Chesterfield Central School
535 Old Chesterfield Rd., Chesterfield, NH 03443 · (603) 363-8301 · Cheshire County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL253 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 31% 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.
- 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
10.9:1
23 FTE teachers
STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
14%
35 students
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 | 30 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 32 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 23 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 29 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 23 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 27 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 22 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 28 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 39 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (30) is 23% smaller than its 8th grade class (39).
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
54.0%
NH avg 55.2%
Math
44.0%
NH avg 43.0%
What this means: On the NHSAS, New Hampshire's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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
47.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.6%
based on NH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 Chesterfield Central School
Chesterfield Central School's state test result (47.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chesterfield Central School this school | 253 | 13.8% | 47.9% |
| Gilford Elementary School Gilford | 303 | 12.5% | 62.8% |
| Henry W. Moore School Candia | 272 | 12.9% | 53.2% |
| Enfield Village School Enfield | 195 | 12.8% | 80.0% |
| Rindge Memorial School Rindge | 324 | 17.3% | 41.2% |
| Kearsarge Reg. Elem. School at New London New London | 330 | 11.2% | 56.8% |
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 Chesterfield Central School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Hampshire | In Cheshire County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.9% | #115 of 209 | #4 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #122 of 209 | #4 of 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #98 of 210 | #4 of 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 253 | #152 of 300 | #7 of 27 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.9:1 | #70 of 179 | #4 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.4% | #166 of 181 | #10 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 13.8% | #172 of 240 | #16 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.0% | #91 of 139 | #7 of 9 |
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
253
-7 (-3%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 350
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
was 10.0:1
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 | 253 | 23.1 | 10.9:1 | 14% (35) |
| 2023-24 | 248 | 24 | 10.3:1 | 17% (41) |
| 2022-23 | 263 | 26 | 10.1:1 | 16% (42) |
| 2020-21 | 260 | 26 | 10.0:1 | 12% (32) |
| 2017-18 | 281 | 25.2 | 11.2:1 | 22% (62) |
| 2015-16 | 271 | 23 | 11.8:1 | 21% (58) |
| 2010-11 | 332 | 28 | 11.9:1 | 16% (52) |
| 2000-01 | 446 | 32 | 13.9:1 | 14% (62) |
| 1990-91 | 350 | 22 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Chesterfield Central School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (281 to 253); teachers down 8% (25.2 to 23.1).
About Chesterfield Central School
Chesterfield Central School is a mid-sized elementary school in Chesterfield School District, located in Chesterfield, New Hampshire. In all, 253 students attend the school in kindergarten through 8.
Chesterfield Central School is part of Chesterfield School District.
Chesterfield Central School is 94% White by enrollment. Next come 4% Hispanic. That is in line with Cheshire County, where about 92% of residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 11%.
Its ratio of 10.9:1 is based on 23.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. It is about the same as the 11.0:1 average for elementary schools in New Hampshire. In all, 14% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is lower than the 30% average for public schools in Cheshire County.
Chesterfield Central School earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 31% of New Hampshire public elementary schools.
Chesterfield Central School is 6.7 points below its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (47.9% versus 54.6%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in New Hampshire.
In the surrounding county, Cheshire County, the median household earns about $83,329 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and about 4% of people live in poverty. Counting Chesterfield Central School, Cheshire County has 41 public schools.
Among nearby public schools, Dummerston Schools is closest at about 4.8 miles. Within ten miles of Chesterfield Central School, there are at least 8 other public schools.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Distant: the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Federal enrollment counts fell from 260 (2020-21) to 253 (2024-25).
The allk12 page for Chesterfield Central School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
Cheshire County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
77,297
Census ACS
Median income
$83,329
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
41
8,365 students
Quick facts
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Nearby schools
- Dummerston Schools4.8 mi · 171
- Westmoreland School5.3 mi · 125
- Green Street School5.4 mi · 237
- Oak Grove School5.5 mi · 125
- Brattleboro Union High School5.8 mi · 705
- Brattleboro Area Middle School5.8 mi · 255
Frequently asked questions
About Chesterfield Central SchoolHow large is Chesterfield Central School?
Chesterfield Central School enrolls approximately 253 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Chesterfield Central School serve?
Chesterfield Central School serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Chesterfield Central School?
Approximately 10.9:1 students per teacher at Chesterfield Central School.
What is the student diversity at Chesterfield Central School?
Student demographics at Chesterfield Central School are roughly 94% White, 4% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Chesterfield Central School public or private?
Chesterfield Central School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Chesterfield School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.