Enrollment
335
Elementary
STATE 249
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GILMANTON SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 330321000136
Gilmanton Elementary School
1386 NH Rte. 140, Gilmanton IW, NH 03837 · (603) 364-5681 · Belknap County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL335 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 71% 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.
- BBeats 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
11.2:1
30 FTE teachers
STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
64 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 | 25 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 32 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 39 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 38 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 30 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 46 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 38 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 48 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 39 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (25) is 36% smaller than its 8th grade class (39).
Student demographics
9%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
63.0%
NH avg 55.2%
Math
59.0%
NH avg 43.0%
What this means: On the NHSAS, New Hampshire's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 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
57.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.2%
based on NH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 Gilmanton Elementary School
Gilmanton Elementary School's state test result (57.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gilmanton Elementary School this school | 335 | 19.1% | 57.2% |
| Epsom Central School Epsom | 378 | 20.1% | 42.4% |
| Northwood Elementary School Northwood | 413 | 17.4% | 48.5% |
| Strafford School Strafford | 376 | 15.7% | 46.0% |
| Moultonborough Central School Moultonboro | 245 | 20.4% | 53.2% |
| Rindge Memorial School Rindge | 324 | 17.3% | 41.2% |
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 Gilmanton Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Hampshire | In Belknap County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.2% | #59 of 209 | #3 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #54 of 209 | #3 of 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #54 of 210 | #1 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 335 | #90 of 300 | #5 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.2:1 | #87 of 179 | #7 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 9.2% | #171 of 181 | #7 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 19.1% | #142 of 240 | #8 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.0% | #53 of 139 | #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
335
-52 (-13%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 383
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
was 10.2:1
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 | 335 | 30 | 11.2:1 | 19% (64) |
| 2023-24 | 359 | 31 | 11.6:1 | 16% (56) |
| 2022-23 | 365 | 35 | 10.4:1 | 14% (50) |
| 2020-21 | 387 | 38 | 10.2:1 | 17% (64) |
| 2017-18 | 399 | 34 | 11.7:1 | 16% (62) |
| 2015-16 | 400 | 33 | 12.1:1 | 18% (73) |
| 2010-11 | 371 | 31 | 12.0:1 | 17% (64) |
| 2000-01 | 367 | 29 | 12.7:1 | 18% (66) |
| 1990-91 | 383 | 25 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gilmanton Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (399 to 335); teachers down 12% (34 to 30).
About Gilmanton Elementary School
Gilmanton Elementary School operates as a medium-sized elementary school in Gilmanton IW, New Hampshire. A total of 335 students attend the school, which covers kindergarten through 8. The average for elementary schools in New Hampshire is about 249 students, so this school is 35% above average.
Gilmanton Elementary School is listed under Gilmanton School District in federal data.
White students are the large majority at Gilmanton Elementary School, with 95% of enrollment. Next come 4% multiracial. The White share in Belknap County as a whole is similar, at about 93%. By the diversity index, Gilmanton Elementary School comes in at 9%.
Gilmanton Elementary School operates with 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 11.2:1. Elementary schools in New Hampshire average about 11.0:1, a similar figure. About 19% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. The 29% average for public schools in Belknap County is 10 points higher.
The allk12 Grade for Gilmanton Elementary School is B+. Compared with New Hampshire public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 71% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Gilmanton Elementary School is 6.0 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (57.2% versus 51.2%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in New Hampshire.
In Belknap County (population about 64,659), median household income is about $92,783, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Gilmanton Elementary School is one of 23 public schools in Belknap County, which together enroll about 7,344 students.
The closest public school, Alton Central School (Elem), is about 5.9 miles from Gilmanton Elementary School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within ten miles. On state test proficiency, Gilmanton Elementary School ranks 1st in a group of 9 nearby schools.
Locale: Rural: Distant. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Gilmanton Elementary School went from 387 students to 335.
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Belknap County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
64,659
Census ACS
Median income
$92,783
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
7,344 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other Gilmanton Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Gilmanton Elementary. Gilmanton Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Gilmanton ElementaryGilmanton, WI · 52 students
Nearby schools
- Alton Central School (Elem)5.9 mi · 407
- Prospect Mountain High School6.0 mi · 402
- Barnstead Elementary School6.3 mi · 449
- Belmont Elementary School7.0 mi · 336
- Belmont Middle School7.5 mi · 350
- Belmont High School7.7 mi · 361
Frequently asked questions
About Gilmanton Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Gilmanton Elementary School?
Gilmanton Elementary School enrolls approximately 335 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Gilmanton Elementary School serve?
Gilmanton Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Gilmanton Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Gilmanton Elementary School is approximately 11.2:1 (30 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Gilmanton Elementary School?
At Gilmanton Elementary School, the student body is approximately 95% White, 1% Hispanic, 4% Two or more.
Is Gilmanton Elementary School public or private?
Gilmanton Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Gilmanton School District.
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