Enrollment
272
Elementary
STATE 249
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CANDIA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 330213000033
Henry W. Moore School
12 Deerfield Rd., Candia, NH 03034 · (603) 483-2251 · Rockingham County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL272 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
27 FTE teachers
STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
13%
35 students
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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
55.0%
NH avg 55.2%
Math
53.0%
NH avg 43.0%
What this means: On the NHSAS, New Hampshire's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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
53.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.3%
based on NH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
272
-25 (-8%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
was 10.2:1
% White
88%
was 90%
% Hispanic
6%
was 5%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
1%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Henry W. Moore School
Henry W. Moore School is one of the average-sized elementary schools in Candia, New Hampshire, run under Candia School District, with 272 students on its rolls from grades K through 8.
Henry W. Moore School sits inside Candia School District, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.
Demographically, Henry W. Moore School logs that nearly all students (88%) are White; the rest consists of 6% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.
Looking at school resources, Henry W. Moore School reports 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.1:1. The state averages around 11.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 13% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, Henry W. Moore School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 55.3%, the actual is 53.2%, a residual of -2.1 points.
In the area at large, community-level numbers for Rockingham County indicate the typical household earns roughly $118,331 per year, about 46% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Rockingham County runs 99 public schools (combined enrollment of about 41,753 students), of which Henry W. Moore School is one.
Auburn Village School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 4.8 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Henry W. Moore School at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 53.5%.
The school occupies a low-density site.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Henry W. Moore School has declined 8%, going from 297 students in 2018 to 272 in 2025.
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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
Nearby schools
- Auburn Village School4.8 mi · 692
- Lamprey River Elementary School5.2 mi · 333
- Iber Holmes Gove Middle School5.8 mi · 413
- Raymond School District Preschool Program5.8 mi · 42
- Raymond High School5.8 mi · 326
- Deerfield Community School6.5 mi · 506
Frequently asked questions
About Henry W. Moore SchoolHow large is Henry W. Moore School?
Henry W. Moore School enrolls approximately 272 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Henry W. Moore School serve?
Henry W. Moore School serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many teachers does Henry W. Moore School have?
Henry W. Moore School employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Henry W. Moore School?
At Henry W. Moore School, the student body is approximately 88% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Henry W. Moore School in?
Henry W. Moore School is part of Candia School District.
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