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Enrollment
402
Elementary
STATE 249
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HENNIKER SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 330369000161
Henniker Community School
51 Western Avenue, Henniker, NH 03242 · (603) 428-3476 · Merrimack County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL402 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 27% 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.
- C-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
11.4:1
35 FTE teachers
STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
86 students
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 | 16 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 46 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 40 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 42 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 41 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 49 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 45 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 38 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 40 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 45 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (46) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (45).
Student demographics
11%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
51.0%
NH avg 55.2%
Math
44.0%
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 44 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
43.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.7%
based on NH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 Henniker Community School
Henniker Community School's state test result (43.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henniker Community School this school | 402 | 21.4% | 43.7% |
| Epsom Central School Epsom | 378 | 20.1% | 42.4% |
| Gilmanton Elementary School Gilmanton IW | 335 | 19.1% | 57.2% |
| Northwood Elementary School Northwood | 413 | 17.4% | 48.5% |
| Rindge Memorial School Rindge | 324 | 17.3% | 41.2% |
| Epping Elementary School Epping | 464 | 17.2% | 42.0% |
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 Henniker Community School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Hampshire | In Merrimack County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.7% | #130 of 209 | #14 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #124 of 209 | #14 of 24 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #114 of 210 | #15 of 24 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 402 | #51 of 300 | #4 of 34 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.4:1 | #95 of 179 | #13 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.5% | #164 of 181 | #21 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 21.4% | #132 of 240 | #19 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.2% | #133 of 139 | #14 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
402
+22 (+6%) vs 2020
+34% since 1990-91, when it was 300
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 9.7:1
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 | 402 | 35.3 | 11.4:1 | 21% (86) |
| 2023-24 | 398 | 33.5 | 11.9:1 | 18% (72) |
| 2022-23 | 400 | 36 | 11.1:1 | 18% (73) |
| 2020-21 | 380 | 39 | 9.7:1 | 16% (60) |
| 2017-18 | 407 | 36.1 | 11.3:1 | 27% (109) |
| 2015-16 | 390 | 39 | 10.0:1 | 26% (101) |
| 2010-11 | 410 | 40 | 10.3:1 | 24% (98) |
| 2000-01 | 610 | 42 | 14.5:1 | 9% (57) |
| 1990-91 | 300 | 19 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Henniker Community School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (407 to 402); teachers down 2% (36.1 to 35.3).
About Henniker Community School
Families in Henniker, New Hampshire, are served by Henniker Community School, a large elementary school. The school has 402 students in 2024-25 across pre-K through 8. That compares with an average of about 249 students for elementary schools in New Hampshire.
Henniker Community School is a school in Henniker School District.
Of every 100 students at Henniker Community School, about 94 are White. After that, the student body is 3% Hispanic. Census estimates put Merrimack County at about 91% White, close to the school's figure. A diversity index of 11% means there is an 11% chance two randomly chosen students at Henniker Community School are from different groups.
Its staff includes 35.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 11.4 students per teacher. That is in line with the 11.0:1 average for elementary schools in New Hampshire. Roughly 21% of students at Henniker Community School can receive free or reduced-price lunch.
Henniker Community School holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 27% of New Hampshire public elementary schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Henniker Community School is 6.0 points below its prediction. Actual: 43.7%. Predicted: 49.7%.
The school's county is Merrimack County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $97,004, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Merrimack County's 61 public schools enroll about 17,429 students and include Henniker Community School.
Henniker Community School's closest public school neighbor is John Stark Regional High School, about 4.9 miles away. The ten-mile area around Henniker Community School holds at least 8 other public schools. Henniker Community School's average proficiency of 43.7% compares with 50.7% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Distant: the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
A 6% rise took enrollment from 380 in 2020-21 to 402 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 9.7:1; by 2024-25 it was 11.4:1.
On allk12, people connected to Henniker Community School can post about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Merrimack County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
155,967
Census ACS
Median income
$97,004
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
61
17,429 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- John Stark Regional High School4.9 mi · 612
- Hillsboro-Deering Elementary School5.7 mi · 418
- Hillsboro-Deering Middle School5.8 mi · 229
- Hillsboro-Deering High School5.9 mi · 334
- Maple Street Elementary School6.2 mi · 219
- Hopkinton Middle School6.4 mi · 165
Frequently asked questions
About Henniker Community SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Henniker Community School?
Henniker Community School enrolls approximately 402 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Henniker Community School serve?
Henniker Community School serves grades PK-08.
How many students per teacher at Henniker Community School?
Approximately 11.4:1 students per teacher at Henniker Community School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Henniker Community School?
At Henniker Community School, the student body is approximately 94% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Henniker Community School in?
Henniker Community School is part of Henniker School District.
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