Enrollment
316
Elementary
DISTRICT 180 · STATE 249
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONADNOCK REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 330489000298
Cutler Elementary School
31 S. Winchester St., W. Swanzey, NH 03446 · (603) 352-3383 · Cheshire County
GRADES 03–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL316 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 25% of New Hampshire public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
13.6:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
99 students
DISTRICT 34% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 83 | 26% |
| Grade 4 | 87 | 28% |
| Grade 5 | 75 | 24% |
| Grade 6 | 71 | 22% |
Student demographics
8%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 14% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Monadnock Regional School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NHSAS 2024-25 . % Above ProficientEnglish Language Arts
44.0%
NH avg 55.2%
Math
42.0%
NH avg 43.0%
What this means: On the NHSAS, New Hampshire's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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
40.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.3%
based on NH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Cutler Elementary School
Cutler Elementary School's state test result (40.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cutler Elementary School this school | 316 | 31.3% | 40.4% |
| Peterborough Elementary School Peterborough | 254 | 31.9% | 58.3% |
| Belmont Elementary School Belmont | 336 | 34.8% | 49.5% |
| Barnstead Elementary School Ctr. Barnstead | 449 | 31.0% | 25.4% |
| Highbridge Hill Elementary School New Ipswich | 363 | 27.3% | 53.2% |
| East Rochester School E. Rochester | 300 | 29.7% | 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 Cutler Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Hampshire | In Cheshire County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.4% | #148 of 209 | #7 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #134 of 209 | #7 of 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #150 of 210 | #8 of 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 316 | #105 of 300 | #3 of 27 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #160 of 179 | #11 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 8.0% | #177 of 181 | #11 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 31.3% | #93 of 240 | #11 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +14.9% | #7 of 37 | N/A |
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
+39 (+14%) vs 2020
-2% since 1990-91, when it was 324
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 12.6:1
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 | 23.2 | 13.6:1 | 31% (99) |
| 2023-24 | 291 | 22.1 | 13.2:1 | 32% (93) |
| 2022-23 | 289 | 20.8 | 13.9:1 | 32% (93) |
| 2020-21 | 277 | 22 | 12.6:1 | 27% (74) |
| 2017-18 | 275 | 20.5 | 13.4:1 | 37% (103) |
| 2015-16 | 269 | 18 | 14.9:1 | 48% (130) |
| 2010-11 | 238 | 20 | 11.9:1 | 36% (85) |
| 2000-01 | 364 | 20 | 18.2:1 | 26% (93) |
| 1990-91 | 324 | 14 | 23.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cutler Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 15% (275 to 316); teachers up 13% (20.5 to 23.2).
About Cutler Elementary School
Cutler Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school with its address in W. Swanzey, New Hampshire. It offers grades 3 through 6 and has 316 students enrolled. By comparison, elementary schools in New Hampshire enroll about 249 students on average.
Monadnock Regional School District enrolls 1,597 students, and its 7 schools include Cutler Elementary School.
A large majority of enrollment at Cutler Elementary School is White, at 96%. Among Cheshire County residents, the White share is about 92%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 8%.
The school had 23.2 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 13.6:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in New Hampshire is 11.0:1. The school reported 31% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The figure for public schools in Cheshire County is close, at 30%.
Cutler Elementary 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 25% of New Hampshire public elementary schools.
The model predicts 43.3% for a school in New Hampshire with Cutler Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Cutler Elementary School posts 40.4%.
In the surrounding county, Cheshire County, median household income comes to about $83,329, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 4%. The county's public schools total 41, with about 8,365 students.
The closest school to Cutler Elementary School is Mt. Caesar Elementary School, located about 2.5 miles away. In all, 7 other public schools sit within five miles of Cutler Elementary School. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Cutler Elementary School is 4th of 6 on proficiency.
NCES assigns Cutler Elementary School the locale Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 316, from 277 in 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 13.6 students per teacher, compared with 12.6 in 2020-21.
People who know Cutler Elementary School can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
Related schools
Other schools in Monadnock Regional School District
- Monadnock Regional High SchoolHigh · 448 students
- Mt. Caesar Elementary SchoolElementary · 268 students
- Monadnock Regional Middle SchoolMiddle · 249 students
- Dr. George S. Emerson Elementary SchoolElementary · 150 students
- Troy Elementary SchoolElementary · 116 students
- Gilsum STEAM AcademyElementary · 50 students
Other Cutler Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Cutler Elementary. Cutler Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Cutler ElementaryCutler, CA · 607 students
Nearby schools
- Mt. Caesar Elementary School2.5 mi · 268
- Monadnock Regional Middle School2.6 mi · 249
- Monadnock Regional High School2.6 mi · 448
- Wheelock Elementary School4.8 mi · 192
- Keene High School4.9 mi · 1,288
- Symonds Elementary School5.0 mi · 299
Frequently asked questions
About Cutler Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Cutler Elementary School?
Cutler Elementary School enrolls approximately 316 students in grades 03-06.
What grades does Cutler Elementary School serve?
Cutler Elementary School serves grades 03-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Cutler Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Cutler Elementary School is approximately 13.6:1 (23 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Cutler Elementary School?
At Cutler Elementary School, the student body is approximately 96% White, 1% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Cutler Elementary School public or private?
Cutler Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Monadnock Regional School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.