Enrollment
270
Elementary
DISTRICT 280 · STATE 249
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SALEM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 330606000401
Dr. L. F. Soule School
173 South Policy St., Salem, NH 03079 · (603) 893-7053 · Rockingham County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL270 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 40% of New Hampshire public elementary schools
- B-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
11.5:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
63 students
DISTRICT 16% · 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 | 38 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 41 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 41 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 52 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 54 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 44 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (38) is 14% smaller than its 5th grade class (44).
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 37% · 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
Based on grade levels within Salem School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NHSAS 2024-25 . % Above ProficientEnglish Language Arts
51.0%
NH avg 55.2%
Math
55.0%
NH avg 43.0%
What this means: On the NHSAS, New Hampshire's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 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
48.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Dr. L. F. Soule School
Dr. L. F. Soule School's state test result (48.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. L. F. Soule School this school | 270 | 23.3% | 48.0% |
| New Searles School Nashua | 256 | 23.4% | 61.1% |
| Library Street School Hudson | 190 | 18.9% | N/A |
| William E. Lancaster School Salem | 294 | 20.4% | 52.0% |
| Mary A. Fisk Elementary School Salem | 272 | 19.1% | 49.5% |
| Dr. H. O. Smith Elementary School Hudson | 200 | 17.0% | 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 Dr. L. F. Soule School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Hampshire | In Rockingham County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #113 of 209 | #40 of 45 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #70 of 209 | #27 of 45 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #117 of 210 | #38 of 45 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 270 | #136 of 300 | #42 of 59 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.5:1 | #103 of 179 | #26 of 46 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.5% | #34 of 181 | #3 of 47 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 23.3% | #122 of 240 | #7 of 54 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.8% | #14 of 37 | #5 of 14 |
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
270
+21 (+8%) vs 2020
+18% since 1990-91, when it was 229
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 10.8:1
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 | 270 | 23.4 | 11.5:1 | 23% (63) |
| 2023-24 | 264 | 22.3 | 11.8:1 | 23% (62) |
| 2022-23 | 263 | 22.3 | 11.8:1 | 26% (69) |
| 2020-21 | 249 | 23 | 10.8:1 | 22% (54) |
| 2017-18 | 246 | 24.7 | 10.0:1 | 28% (68) |
| 2015-16 | 231 | 22 | 10.5:1 | 32% (74) |
| 2010-11 | 237 | 20 | 11.8:1 | 24% (56) |
| 2000-01 | 275 | 19 | 14.5:1 | 21% (57) |
| 1990-91 | 229 | 12 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dr. L. F. Soule School.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (246 to 270); teachers down 5% (24.7 to 23.4).
About Dr. L. F. Soule School
At 173 South Policy St. in Salem, New Hampshire, Dr. L. F. Soule School operates as a mid-sized elementary school. There are 270 students enrolled, covering kindergarten through 5.
Salem School District runs Dr. L. F. Soule School along with 7 other schools, enrolling 3,557 students in total.
White students are 71% of those enrolled at Dr. L. F. Soule School. Other reported shares: 16% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 3% Asian. That compares with about 91% White among all Rockingham County residents. A diversity index of 45% means there is a 45% chance two randomly chosen students at Dr. L. F. Soule School are from different groups.
For every teacher at Dr. L. F. Soule School, there are about 11.5 students; the school has 23.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in New Hampshire is similar, at 11.0:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 23%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Rockingham County is 13%.
On the allk12 Grade, Dr. L. F. Soule School lands at C+, ahead of 40% of New Hampshire public elementary schools.
Dr. L. F. Soule School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (48.0%) and its predicted rate (48.5%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of New Hampshire schools.
In the wider Rockingham County area, the median household earns about $118,331 a year, about 46% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 3% of residents are in poverty. Across Rockingham County, 99 public schools serve about 41,753 students.
Dr. L. F. Soule School is about 1.1 miles from Arts Academy of New Hampshire Chartered Public High School, its nearest public school. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Dr. L. F. Soule School at 5th of 8.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 270 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 249.
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Rockingham County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
319,082
Census ACS
Median income
$118,331
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
99
41,753 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Salem School District
- Salem High SchoolHigh · 1,116 students
- Woodbury SchoolMiddle · 762 students
- William T. Barron Elementary SchoolElementary · 377 students
- North Salem Elementary SchoolElementary · 353 students
- William E. Lancaster SchoolElementary · 294 students
- Mary A. Fisk Elementary SchoolElementary · 272 students
Other schools in Salem
- Salem High SchoolHigh · 1,116 students
- Woodbury SchoolMiddle · 762 students
- William T. Barron Elementary SchoolElementary · 377 students
- North Salem Elementary SchoolElementary · 353 students
- William E. Lancaster SchoolElementary · 294 students
- The Birches Academy of Academics - Art A Public Charter SchElementary · 286 students
Nearby schools
- Arts Academy of New Hampshire Chartered Public High School1.1 mi · 106
- Salem High School1.4 mi · 1,116
- Mary A. Fisk Elementary School1.5 mi · 272
- The Birches Academy of Academics - Art A Public Charter Sch1.5 mi · 286
- Woodbury School1.5 mi · 762
- William E. Lancaster School1.8 mi · 294
Frequently asked questions
About Dr. L. F. Soule SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Dr. L. F. Soule School?
Dr. L. F. Soule School enrolls approximately 270 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Dr. L. F. Soule School serve?
Dr. L. F. Soule School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Dr. L. F. Soule School?
Approximately 11.5:1 students per teacher at Dr. L. F. Soule School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Dr. L. F. Soule School?
At Dr. L. F. Soule School, the student body is approximately 71% White, 16% Hispanic, 0% Black, 3% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Dr. L. F. Soule School in?
Dr. L. F. Soule School is part of Salem School District.
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