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Enrollment
428
Elementary
DISTRICT 372 · STATE 249
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LITCHFIELD SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 330435000228
Griffin Memorial School
229 Chs Bancroft Hwy., Litchfield, NH 03052 · (603) 424-5931 · Hillsborough County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL428 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 82% of New Hampshire public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
12.1:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.7:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
14%
61 students
DISTRICT 13% · STATE 26%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 37 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 73 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 81 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 71 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 86 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 80 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (73) is 9% smaller than its 4th grade class (80).
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 24% · 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 Litchfield School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NHSAS 2024-25 . % Above ProficientEnglish Language Arts
67.0%
NH avg 55.2%
Math
60.0%
NH avg 43.0%
What this means: On the NHSAS, New Hampshire's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 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
63.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.4%
based on NH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% 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 Griffin Memorial School
Griffin Memorial School's state test result (63.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Griffin Memorial School this school | 428 | 14.3% | 63.2% |
| Thorntons Ferry School Merrimack | 504 | 12.3% | 51.0% |
| North Londonderry Elementary School Londonderry | 451 | 11.3% | 54.0% |
| James Mastricola Elementary School Merrimack | 375 | 10.9% | 65.2% |
| Matthew Thornton Elementary School Londonderry | 537 | 12.7% | 48.0% |
| South Londonderry Elementary School Londonderry | 412 | 13.6% | 60.4% |
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 Griffin Memorial School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Hampshire | In Hillsborough County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.2% | #36 of 209 | #11 of 51 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #53 of 209 | #14 of 51 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.0% | #39 of 210 | #9 of 52 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 428 | #37 of 300 | #20 of 68 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #126 of 179 | #33 of 52 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.2% | #107 of 181 | #42 of 52 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 14.3% | #168 of 240 | #40 of 60 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.4% | #27 of 37 | #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
428
+14 (+3%) vs 2020
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 511
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 12.6:1
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 | 428 | 35.4 | 12.1:1 | 14% (61) |
| 2023-24 | 441 | 33.4 | 13.2:1 | 12% (52) |
| 2022-23 | 437 | 33 | 13.2:1 | 10% (45) |
| 2020-21 | 414 | 33 | 12.6:1 | 9% (39) |
| 2017-18 | 422 | 31.3 | 13.5:1 | 12% (49) |
| 2015-16 | 422 | 29 | 14.6:1 | 15% (63) |
| 2010-11 | 540 | 31 | 17.4:1 | 8% (44) |
| 2000-01 | 573 | 38 | 15.1:1 | 4% (23) |
| 1990-91 | 511 | 22 | 23.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Griffin Memorial School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (422 to 428); teachers up 13% (31.3 to 35.4).
About Griffin Memorial School
Griffin Memorial School is a high-enrollment elementary school in Litchfield, New Hampshire, one of the schools in Litchfield School District. The school counted 428 students in 2024-25, covering pre-K through 4. It has 72% more students than the average for elementary schools in New Hampshire (about 249).
Litchfield School District is responsible for 3 schools, Griffin Memorial School included, with 1,115 students in all.
White students account for 88% of the school's enrollment. After that, the student body is 6% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 22%.
With 35.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 12.1:1. Elementary schools in New Hampshire have an average ratio of 11.0:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Griffin Memorial School, 14% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is below the 26% average among public schools in Hillsborough County.
Griffin Memorial School earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 82% of New Hampshire public elementary schools.
A school with Griffin Memorial School's lunch-eligibility share in New Hampshire is predicted to score 54.4%. Griffin Memorial School scores 63.2%, 8.8 points above that line.
The county, Hillsborough County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $103,545 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 42%, and about 4% of people live in poverty. Counting Griffin Memorial School, Hillsborough County has 127 public schools.
Griffin Memorial School is about 0.4 miles from Litchfield Middle School, its nearest public school. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Griffin Memorial School ranks 2nd of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 63.2% against a local average of 44.8%.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Mid-size. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 428, from 414 in 2020-21.
Griffin Memorial School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Hillsborough County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
426,378
Census ACS
Median income
$103,545
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
127
53,974 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Litchfield School District
- Litchfield Middle SchoolMiddle · 344 students
- Campbell High SchoolHigh · 343 students
Other schools in Litchfield
- Litchfield Middle SchoolMiddle · 344 students
- Campbell High SchoolHigh · 343 students
Nearby schools
- Litchfield Middle School0.4 mi · 344
- Merrimack High School1.8 mi · 1,057
- Campbell High School1.9 mi · 343
- James Mastricola Elementary School2.2 mi · 375
- James Mastricola Upper Elementary School2.2 mi · 533
- Gate City Charter School for the Arts2.4 mi · 160
Frequently asked questions
About Griffin Memorial SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Griffin Memorial School?
Griffin Memorial School enrolls approximately 428 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does Griffin Memorial School serve?
Griffin Memorial School serves grades PK-04.
How many students per teacher at Griffin Memorial School?
Approximately 12.1:1 students per teacher at Griffin Memorial School.
How diverse is Griffin Memorial School?
Griffin Memorial School reports a student body of 88% White, 6% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Griffin Memorial School in?
Griffin Memorial School is part of Litchfield School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.