Hampstead Central School

Hampstead Central School is a roomy K-5 school in Hampstead, New Hampshire, overseen by Hampstead School District. The school hosts 470 students in grades pre-K through 4. By comparison, New Hampshire's public schools average about 249 students each, so Hampstead Central School sits 89% above that benchmark.

Hampstead School District runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 822 students. Hampstead Central School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Hampstead Central School records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (91%); the rest consists of 5% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the resource side, The school lists 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.0:1, putting Hampstead Central School higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 10% of students at Hampstead Central School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Hampstead Central School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 57.3%; this one delivers 54.8%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Rockingham County indicate median household income runs about $118,331, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 3%. In all, Rockingham County runs 99 public schools (combined enrollment of about 41,753 students), of which Hampstead Central School is one.

The closest other public school is Hampstead Middle School, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Hampstead Central School comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 50.4%.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Looking at the recent track record. Hampstead Central School's enrollment has held roughly steady since 2018, when it stood at 464 (now 470).

Inside the community feed, members of the Hampstead Central School community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.