Florence Rideout Elementary School

Set in Wilton, New Hampshire, Florence Rideout Elementary School is a close-knit elementary-level community, operated by Wilton-Lyndeborough Cooperative School District. It educates 211 students across grades 1 through 5.

Within Wilton-Lyndeborough Cooperative School District, which oversees 4 schools and 527 students, Florence Rideout Elementary School is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Florence Rideout Elementary School records that nearly all students (93%) are White; the rest is composed of 3% Hispanic. That is visibly more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 82%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 11.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 22% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Florence Rideout Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 49.1%; this one delivers 41.3%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Hillsborough County indicate median household earnings sit near $103,545, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Hillsborough County's 127 public schools (combined enrollment of about 53,974 students), Florence Rideout Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Wilton-Lyndeboro Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Florence Rideout Elementary School. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Florence Rideout Elementary School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 37.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 3%: 218 students in 2018 compared to 211 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 98% to 93% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 11.3:1 in 2018 to 9.9:1 today.

On this page, members of the Florence Rideout Elementary School community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.