Enrollment
211
Elementary
DISTRICT 226 · STATE 249
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROCHESTER SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 330594000389
Gonic School
10 Railroad Ave., Gonic, NH 03839 · (603) 332-6487 · Strafford County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL211 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 57% of New Hampshire public elementary schools
- C+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
10.6:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.6:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
82 students
DISTRICT 36% · 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 | 38 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 33 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 37 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 29 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 32 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 42 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (38) is 10% smaller than its 5th grade class (42).
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 25% · 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
Gonic School→Rochester Middle School
Based on grade levels within Rochester School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NHSAS 2024-25 . % Above ProficientEnglish Language Arts
51.0%
NH avg 55.2%
Math
48.0%
NH avg 43.0%
What this means: On the NHSAS, New Hampshire's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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
46.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.4%
based on NH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 Gonic School
Gonic School's state test result (46.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gonic School this school | 211 | 38.9% | 46.4% |
| Valley View Community School Farmington | 245 | 40.8% | 43.0% |
| Lakeside Primary School CENTER CONWAY | 210 | 40.0% | N/A |
| Woodsville Elementary School Woodsville | 176 | 38.1% | 42.5% |
| Sanbornton Central School Sanbornton | 177 | 35.6% | 62.3% |
| Ashland Elementary School Ashland | 159 | 40.3% | 37.4% |
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 Gonic School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Hampshire | In Strafford County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.4% | #119 of 209 | #8 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #107 of 209 | #7 of 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #116 of 210 | #9 of 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 211 | #175 of 300 | #17 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.6:1 | #62 of 179 | #7 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.7% | #105 of 181 | #12 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.9% | #57 of 240 | #6 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.9% | #64 of 139 | #7 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
211
-6 (-3%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 261
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 211 | 20 | 10.6:1 | 39% (82) |
| 2023-24 | 212 | 16 | 13.3:1 | 47% (100) |
| 2022-23 | 192 | 17 | 11.3:1 | 38% (73) |
| 2020-21 | 217 | 17 | 12.8:1 | 38% (82) |
| 2017-18 | 245 | 17.2 | 14.2:1 | 40% (99) |
| 2015-16 | 239 | 17 | 14.1:1 | 36% (85) |
| 2010-11 | 260 | 18 | 14.4:1 | 41% (107) |
| 2000-01 | 286 | 18 | 15.9:1 | 15% (43) |
| 1990-91 | 261 | 14 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gonic School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (245 to 211); teachers up 16% (17.2 to 20).
About Gonic School
Gonic School is classified as an elementary school. It is located in Gonic, New Hampshire. The school enrolls 211 students, from kindergarten through 5.
Rochester School District oversees Gonic School and 9 other schools, with 3,778 students in total.
Most students at Gonic School are White: 88% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 5% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, and 3% Asian. County-wide, about 88% of residents are White. By the diversity index, Gonic School comes in at 23%.
A ratio of 10.6:1 comes from the school's 20 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in New Hampshire average about 11.0:1, a similar figure. The lunch program counts 39% of students at Gonic School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Among public schools in Strafford County, the average eligibility rate is 26%.
allk12 grades Gonic School a B. The grade compares the school only with New Hampshire public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Gonic School's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (46.4%) and its predicted rate (38.4%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of New Hampshire schools.
Census Bureau estimates for Strafford County show that median household income is about $88,570, roughly 39% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Gonic School is one of 39 public schools in Strafford County, which together enroll about 13,978 students.
Nearby, Rochester Middle School is about 1.4 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 38.2%; Gonic School's is 46.4%, ranking 2nd of 8.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Small: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 211 was 3% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 217. Federal data show the ratio falling from 12.8:1 to 10.6:1.
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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 Rochester School District
- Spaulding High SchoolHigh · 1,298 students
- Rochester Middle SchoolMiddle · 803 students
- Chamberlain Street SchoolElementary · 316 students
- McClelland SchoolElementary · 310 students
- East Rochester SchoolElementary · 300 students
- William Allen SchoolElementary · 280 students
Nearby schools
- Rochester Middle School1.4 mi · 803
- McClelland School1.5 mi · 310
- William Allen School1.7 mi · 280
- Maple Street Magnet School2.0 mi · 114
- School Street School2.2 mi · 50
- Chamberlain Street School2.2 mi · 316
Frequently asked questions
About Gonic SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Gonic School?
Gonic School enrolls approximately 211 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Gonic School serve?
Gonic School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Gonic School?
Approximately 10.6:1 students per teacher at Gonic School.
What is the student diversity at Gonic School?
Student demographics at Gonic School are roughly 88% White, 4% Hispanic, 0% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Gonic School in?
Gonic School is part of Rochester School District.
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