Enrollment
234
Elementary
STATE 249
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DUNBARTON SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 330276000098
Dunbarton Elementary School
20 Robert Rogers Rd., Dunbarton, NH 03046 · (603) 774-3181 · Merrimack County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL234 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 63% of New Hampshire public elementary schools
- A-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
13.8:1
17 FTE teachers
STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
5%
11 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 | 22 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 31 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 45 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 28 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 30 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 30 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 48 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (22) is 54% smaller than its 6th grade class (48).
Student demographics
15%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
62.0%
NH avg 55.2%
Math
57.0%
NH avg 43.0%
What this means: On the NHSAS, New Hampshire's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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
59.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.5%
based on NH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 Dunbarton Elementary School
Dunbarton Elementary School's state test result (59.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dunbarton Elementary School this school | 234 | 4.7% | 59.7% |
| North Hampton School North Hampton | 268 | 3.4% | 73.9% |
| Daniel J. Bakie School Kingston | 269 | 7.4% | N/A |
| Lincoln Akerman School Hampton Falls | 190 | 4.2% | 63.9% |
| Rye Elementary School Rye | 211 | 1.4% | 80.8% |
| Grantham Village School Grantham | 258 | 4.3% | 82.7% |
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 Dunbarton Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Hampshire | In Merrimack County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.7% | #50 of 209 | #3 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #59 of 209 | #7 of 24 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #57 of 210 | #6 of 24 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 234 | #168 of 300 | #21 of 34 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #163 of 179 | #20 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.5% | #146 of 181 | #19 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 4.7% | #224 of 240 | #28 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.3% | #16 of 37 | #4 of 8 |
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
-6 (-2%) vs 2020
+57% since 1990-91, when it was 149
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 12.0:1
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 | 234 | 17 | 13.8:1 | 5% (11) |
| 2023-24 | 242 | 17 | 14.2:1 | 5% (12) |
| 2022-23 | 255 | 17 | 15.0:1 | 4% (10) |
| 2020-21 | 240 | 20 | 12.0:1 | 7% (16) |
| 2017-18 | 218 | 18.4 | 11.8:1 | 11% (25) |
| 2015-16 | 192 | 17 | 11.3:1 | 13% (25) |
| 2010-11 | 186 | 16 | 11.6:1 | 8% (14) |
| 2000-01 | 231 | 13 | 17.8:1 | 7% (17) |
| 1990-91 | 149 | 8 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dunbarton Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (218 to 234); teachers down 8% (18.4 to 17).
About Dunbarton Elementary School
In Dunbarton, New Hampshire, part of Merrimack County, Dunbarton Elementary School is an elementary school. The school counts 234 students across kindergarten through 6.
Dunbarton Elementary School reports to Dunbarton School District.
Dunbarton Elementary School enrolls a student body that is 92% White. After that, the student body is 4% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. For comparison, Merrimack County is about 91% White. Dunbarton Elementary School has a diversity index of 15%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Dunbarton Elementary School counts 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 13.8 students for each one. Among elementary schools in New Hampshire, the typical ratio is 11.0:1. About 5% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Merrimack County, the average eligibility rate is 25%.
Measured against New Hampshire public elementary schools, Dunbarton Elementary School receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Dunbarton Elementary School is within a point of the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 59.7% actual, 60.5% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in New Hampshire.
Census Bureau estimates for Merrimack County show that median household income is about $97,004, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. Dunbarton Elementary School is one of 61 public schools in Merrimack County, which together enroll about 17,429 students.
Bow High School is the public school closest to Dunbarton Elementary School, about 4.9 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 2 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Dunbarton Elementary School places 2nd out of 7 schools in its immediate area.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Distant.
Dunbarton Elementary School had 240 students in 2020-21 and 234 in 2024-25, nearly the same. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 12.0:1 in 2020-21 to 13.8:1 in 2024-25.
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Merrimack County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
155,967
Census ACS
Median income
$97,004
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
61
17,429 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Bow High School4.9 mi · 622
- Bow Elementary School4.9 mi · 542
- Bow Memorial School5.1 mi · 524
- Maple Avenue School5.7 mi · 513
- Weare Middle School5.9 mi · 454
- Glen Lake School6.0 mi · 194
Frequently asked questions
About Dunbarton Elementary SchoolHow large is Dunbarton Elementary School?
Dunbarton Elementary School enrolls approximately 234 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Dunbarton Elementary School serve?
Dunbarton Elementary School serves grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Dunbarton Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Dunbarton Elementary School is approximately 13.8:1 (17 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Dunbarton Elementary School?
At Dunbarton Elementary School, the student body is approximately 92% White, 4% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Dunbarton Elementary School in?
Dunbarton Elementary School is part of Dunbarton School District.
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