Enrollment
219
Elementary
DISTRICT 143 · STATE 249
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GATHERING WATERS CHARTER SCHOOL·NCES 330331800746
Gathering Waters Charter School (E)
98 South Lincoln Street, Keene, NH 03431 · (603) 733-8701 · Cheshire County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY32-TOWNCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL219 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 4% of New Hampshire public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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
7.7:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 7.4:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
53 students
DISTRICT 24% · 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 | 25 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 25 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 25 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 25 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 23 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 25 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 23 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 25 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 23 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (25) is 9% larger than its 8th grade class (23).
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · 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
Gathering Waters Charter School (E)→Gathering Waters Charter School (H)
Based on grade levels within Gathering Waters Charter School. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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NHSAS 2024-25 . % Above ProficientEnglish Language Arts
39.0%
NH avg 55.2%
Math
15.5%
NH avg 43.0%
What this means: On the NHSAS, New Hampshire's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NH schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
30.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.9%
based on NH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-17.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 48% typical for New Hampshire schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Gathering Waters Charter School (E)
Gathering Waters Charter School (E)'s state test result (30.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gathering Waters Charter School (E) this school | 219 | 24.2% | 30.9% |
| Symonds Elementary School Keene | 299 | 24.4% | 61.8% |
| Strong Foundations Charter School Pembroke | 337 | 22.8% | 35.6% |
| Fuller Elementary School Keene | 275 | 32.0% | 49.5% |
| Bartlett Elementary School Manchester | 177 | 24.3% | 51.3% |
| Florence Rideout Elementary School Wilton | 211 | 22.3% | 41.3% |
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 Gathering Waters Charter School (E) ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Hampshire | In Cheshire County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.9% | #184 of 209 | #12 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.5% | #205 of 209 | #15 of 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #168 of 210 | #12 of 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 219 | #172 of 300 | #11 of 27 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 7.7:1 | #2 of 179 | #1 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.2% | #91 of 181 | #4 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 24.2% | #116 of 240 | #13 of 16 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 219 | 28.5 | 7.7:1 | 24% (53) |
| 2023-24 | 216 | 15.5 | 13.9:1 | 22% (48) |
| 2022-23 | 220 | 22.5 | 9.8:1 | 14% (31) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gathering Waters Charter School (E).
About Gathering Waters Charter School (E)
Located in Keene, New Hampshire, Gathering Waters Charter School (E) is a mid-sized elementary school. Total enrollment is 219 students, and the grades served are kindergarten through 8.
Gathering Waters Charter School includes 2 schools. Together they enroll 286 students.
By race and ethnicity, Gathering Waters Charter School (E) is 87% White. Other groups include 5% Asian and 4% Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Gathering Waters Charter School (E) scores 24%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Gathering Waters Charter School (E) is 7.7:1, based on 28.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in New Hampshire average 11.0:1. Lunch program data show 24% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
Among New Hampshire public elementary schools, Gathering Waters Charter School (E) outscored 4%, which works out to an F on the allk12 Grade.
Gathering Waters Charter School (E) scores 17.0 points below its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results: 30.9% actual versus 47.9% predicted. That puts it in the bottom 10% of New Hampshire schools on BeatsExpectations.
Cheshire County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $83,329, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and about 4% of people live in poverty. Cheshire County's 41 public schools enroll about 8,365 students and include Gathering Waters Charter School (E).
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Gathering Waters Charter School (H), is about 0.5 miles. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Gathering Waters Charter School (E) is 6th of 6 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The school is in a town some distance from an urbanized area, according to its NCES locale (Town: Distant). Gathering Waters Charter School (E) holds a charter, making it a public charter school.
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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 Gathering Waters Charter School
- Gathering Waters Charter School (H)High · 67 students
Other schools in Keene
- Keene High SchoolHigh · 1,288 students
- Keene Middle SchoolMiddle · 626 students
- Symonds Elementary SchoolElementary · 299 students
- Fuller Elementary SchoolElementary · 275 students
- Franklin Elementary SchoolElementary · 234 students
- Wheelock Elementary SchoolElementary · 192 students
Nearby schools
- Gathering Waters Charter School (H)0.5 mi · 67
- Making Community Connections Charter School - Monadnock0.6 mi · 80
- Wheelock Elementary School0.6 mi · 192
- Franklin Elementary School0.6 mi · 234
- Fuller Elementary School1.3 mi · 275
- Symonds Elementary School1.9 mi · 299
Frequently asked questions
About Gathering Waters Charter School (E)How large is Gathering Waters Charter School (E)?
Gathering Waters Charter School (E) enrolls approximately 219 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Gathering Waters Charter School (E) serve?
Gathering Waters Charter School (E) serves grades KG-08.
How many students per teacher at Gathering Waters Charter School (E)?
Approximately 7.7:1 students per teacher at Gathering Waters Charter School (E).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Gathering Waters Charter School (E)?
At Gathering Waters Charter School (E), the student body is approximately 87% White, 2% Hispanic, 4% Black, 5% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Gathering Waters Charter School (E)?
Gathering Waters Charter School (E) is overseen by Gathering Waters Charter School in Cheshire County.
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