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Enrollment
470
Elementary
DISTRICT 411 · STATE 249
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HAMPSTEAD SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 330348000153
Hampstead Central School
21 Emerson Ave., Hampstead, NH 03841 · (603) 329-6326 · Rockingham County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL470 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 53% 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.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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
11.8:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.9:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
10%
46 students
DISTRICT 11% · 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 | 31 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 92 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 74 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 97 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 95 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 81 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (92) is 14% larger than its 4th grade class (81).
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · 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
Hampstead Central School→Hampstead Middle School
Based on grade levels within Hampstead 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
58.0%
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 58 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
54.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.3%
based on NH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 Hampstead Central School
Hampstead Central School's state test result (54.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hampstead Central School this school | 470 | 9.8% | 54.8% |
| North Londonderry Elementary School Londonderry | 451 | 11.3% | 54.0% |
| Nottingham Elementary School Nottingham | 527 | 9.1% | 64.1% |
| Maple Avenue School Goffstown | 513 | 10.3% | N/A |
| Thorntons Ferry School Merrimack | 504 | 12.3% | 51.0% |
| Chester Academy Chester | 508 | 6.1% | 56.9% |
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 Hampstead Central School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Hampshire | In Rockingham County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.8% | #72 of 209 | #24 of 45 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #56 of 209 | #21 of 45 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #113 of 210 | #37 of 45 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 470 | #22 of 300 | #10 of 59 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #113 of 179 | #29 of 46 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.0% | #140 of 181 | #39 of 47 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 9.8% | #200 of 240 | #32 of 54 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.3% | #29 of 37 | #13 of 14 |
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
470
+23 (+5%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 483
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 11.8:1
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 | 470 | 40 | 11.8:1 | 10% (46) |
| 2023-24 | 465 | 38 | 12.2:1 | 11% (49) |
| 2022-23 | 450 | 35.6 | 12.6:1 | 8% (36) |
| 2020-21 | 447 | 38 | 11.8:1 | 9% (42) |
| 2017-18 | 464 | 36.6 | 12.7:1 | 11% (50) |
| 2015-16 | 457 | 38 | 12.0:1 | 11% (51) |
| 2010-11 | 537 | 44 | 12.2:1 | 9% (50) |
| 2000-01 | 552 | 41 | 13.5:1 | 2% (12) |
| 1990-91 | 483 | 25 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hampstead Central School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (464 to 470); teachers up 9% (36.6 to 40).
About Hampstead Central School
Hampstead Central School sits in Hampstead, New Hampshire, and is classified as an elementary school. It reports enrollment of 470 students in pre-K through 4. The school is 89% larger than the average for elementary schools in New Hampshire.
Hampstead Central School is one of 2 schools in Hampstead School District, which enrolls 822 students in total.
The share of students at Hampstead Central School who are White is 91%. Other groups make up 5% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. Rockingham County residents are about 91% White, a similar share. A diversity index of 16% means there is a 16% chance two randomly chosen students at Hampstead Central School are from different groups.
Its ratio of 11.8:1 is based on 40 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in New Hampshire have an average ratio of 11.0:1. In all, 10% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, Hampstead Central School lands at B-, ahead of 53% of New Hampshire public elementary schools.
Hampstead Central School sits between the top and bottom 10% of New Hampshire schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 54.8% and a predicted 57.3%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Rockingham County show that the median household earns about $118,331 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 46%, and about 3% of people live in poverty. Rockingham County has 99 public schools with about 41,753 students, including Hampstead Central School.
Hampstead Central School's closest public school neighbor is Hampstead Middle School, about 0.3 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Hampstead Central School is 2nd of 8 on proficiency.
Federal data place Hampstead Central School in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2020-21, Hampstead Central School enrolled 447 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 470.
On allk12, people connected to Hampstead Central School can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Rockingham County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
319,082
Census ACS
Median income
$118,331
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
99
41,753 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hampstead School District
- Hampstead Middle SchoolMiddle · 352 students
Nearby schools
- Hampstead Middle School0.3 mi · 352
- Atkinson Academy2.9 mi · 364
- Sandown Central School3.4 mi · 154
- East Derry Memorial Elementary School3.7 mi · 388
- Timberlane Regional Middle School3.9 mi · 723
- Timberlane Regional High School3.9 mi · 944
Frequently asked questions
About Hampstead Central SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Hampstead Central School?
Hampstead Central School enrolls approximately 470 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does Hampstead Central School serve?
Hampstead Central School serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hampstead Central School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hampstead Central School is approximately 11.8:1 (40 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Hampstead Central School?
Student demographics at Hampstead Central School are roughly 91% White, 5% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Hampstead Central School?
Hampstead Central School is overseen by Hampstead School District in Rockingham County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.