Enrollment
353
Elementary
DISTRICT 395 · STATE 249
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DOVER SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 330264000090
Garrison School
50 Garrison Rd., Dover, NH 03820 · (603) 516-6752 · Strafford County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL353 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 66% 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.
- B-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
12.2:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
14%
51 students
DISTRICT 26% · 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 | 65 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 78 | 22% |
| Grade 3 | 74 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 71 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (65) is 8% smaller than its 4th grade class (71).
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 36% · 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 Dover School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NHSAS 2024-25 . % Above ProficientEnglish Language Arts
61.0%
NH avg 55.2%
Math
54.0%
NH avg 43.0%
What this means: On the NHSAS, New Hampshire's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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
57.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.2%
based on NH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 Garrison School
Garrison School's state test result (57.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garrison School this school | 353 | 14.4% | 57.0% |
| Hooksett Memorial School Hooksett | 431 | 16.5% | 56.2% |
| Lincoln Street Elementary School Exeter | 401 | 15.5% | 68.4% |
| Fred C. Underhill School Hooksett | 418 | 12.9% | N/A |
| Hills Garrison Elementary School Hudson | 354 | 16.4% | 48.4% |
| Jacques Memorial Elementary School Milford | 276 | 13.8% | 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 Garrison School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Hampshire | In Strafford County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #60 of 209 | #4 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #76 of 209 | #4 of 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #61 of 210 | #3 of 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 353 | #76 of 300 | #5 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #131 of 179 | #10 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.9% | #69 of 181 | #7 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 14.4% | #167 of 240 | #17 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.0% | #35 of 139 | #1 of 13 |
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
353
-20 (-5%) vs 2020
-38% since 1990-91, when it was 570
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
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 | 353 | 29 | 12.2:1 | 14% (51) |
| 2023-24 | 364 | 30 | 12.1:1 | 15% (56) |
| 2022-23 | 391 | 32 | 12.2:1 | 14% (54) |
| 2020-21 | 373 | 31 | 12.0:1 | 10% (39) |
| 2017-18 | 441 | 28.4 | 15.5:1 | 10% (43) |
| 2015-16 | 475 | 29 | 16.4:1 | 15% (72) |
| 2010-11 | 555 | 34 | 16.3:1 | 18% (98) |
| 2000-01 | 505 | 30 | 16.8:1 | 14% (73) |
| 1990-91 | 570 | 30 | 19.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Garrison School.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (441 to 353); teachers up 2% (28.4 to 29).
About Garrison School
Among the schools in Dover, New Hampshire, is Garrison School, a mid-sized elementary school. The school covers kindergarten through 4 and reported 353 students in 2024-25. The school is 42% larger than the average for elementary schools in New Hampshire.
Enrollment across the 5 schools in Dover School District totals 3,498 students.
At Garrison School, 84% of students are White. The school is also 6% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, and 4% Asian. The diversity index for Garrison School is 29%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Garrison School lists 29 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 12.2 students per teacher. Across elementary schools in New Hampshire, the average ratio is 11.0:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 14% of the student body. The 26% average for public schools in Strafford County is 12 points higher.
On the allk12 Grade, Garrison School lands at B+, ahead of 66% of New Hampshire public elementary schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Garrison School, the prediction is 54.2% and the result is 57.0%.
For Strafford County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $88,570, about 39% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. The county has 39 public schools and about 13,978 students.
A public school about 1.2 miles away, Dover Senior High School, is the closest to Garrison School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The school's 57.0% average proficiency ranks 4th among 7 nearby schools.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Small.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 353, down from 373 in 2020-21.
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Strafford County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
132,575
Census ACS
Median income
$88,570
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
39
13,978 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Dover School District
- Dover Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,371 students
- Dover Middle SchoolMiddle · 941 students
- Woodman Park SchoolElementary · 421 students
- Frances G. Hopkins Elementary School at Horne StreetElementary · 412 students
Other schools in Dover
- Dover Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,371 students
- Dover Middle SchoolMiddle · 941 students
- Woodman Park SchoolElementary · 421 students
- Frances G. Hopkins Elementary School at Horne StreetElementary · 412 students
- Seacoast Charter SchoolElementary · 287 students
Other Garrison schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Garrison. Garrison School is the largest of the 4.
- GARRISON SCHOOLGARRISON, NY · 208 students
- Garrison SchoolGARRISON, UT · 18 students
- Garrison SchoolGarrison, MT · 17 students
Nearby schools
- Dover Senior High School1.2 mi · 1,371
- Dover Middle School1.2 mi · 941
- Woodman Park School1.8 mi · 421
- Oyster River Preschool Education Program2.9 mi · 30
- Oyster River High School2.9 mi · 825
- Frances G. Hopkins Elementary School at Horne Street3.2 mi · 412
Frequently asked questions
About Garrison SchoolHow large is Garrison School?
Garrison School enrolls approximately 353 students in grades KG-04.
Is Garrison School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Garrison School is an elementary school covering grades KG-04.
How many teachers does Garrison School have?
Garrison School employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.2:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Garrison School?
At Garrison School, the student body is approximately 84% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Garrison School public or private?
Garrison School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Dover School District.
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