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Enrollment
363
Elementary
DISTRICT 292 · STATE 249
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MASCENIC REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 330467000697
Highbridge Hill Elementary School
171 Turnpike Road, New Ipswich, NH 03071 · (603) 878-4387 · Hillsborough County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL363 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 67% of New Hampshire public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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
11.7:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
99 students
DISTRICT 23% · 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 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 57 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 62 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 82 | 23% |
| Grade 3 | 78 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 53 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (57) is 8% larger than its 4th grade class (53).
Student demographics
8%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 8% · 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 Mascenic Regional School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NHSAS 2024-25 . % Above ProficientEnglish Language Arts
52.0%
NH avg 55.2%
Math
54.0%
NH avg 43.0%
What this means: On the NHSAS, New Hampshire's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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
45.9%
based on NH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 Highbridge Hill Elementary School
Highbridge Hill Elementary School's state test result (53.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highbridge Hill Elementary School this school | 363 | 27.3% | 53.2% |
| Barnstead Elementary School Ctr. Barnstead | 449 | 31.0% | 25.4% |
| Cutler Elementary School W. Swanzey | 316 | 31.3% | 40.4% |
| Lamprey River Elementary School Raymond | 333 | 25.2% | 59.0% |
| East Rochester School E. Rochester | 300 | 29.7% | 49.1% |
| Henniker Community School Henniker | 402 | 21.4% | 43.7% |
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 Highbridge Hill Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Hampshire | In Hillsborough County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.2% | #84 of 209 | #20 of 51 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #78 of 209 | #18 of 51 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #109 of 210 | #25 of 52 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 363 | #67 of 300 | #28 of 68 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.7:1 | #110 of 179 | #25 of 52 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 8.0% | #176 of 181 | #51 of 52 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.3% | #106 of 240 | #26 of 60 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.0% | #62 of 139 | #23 of 40 |
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
363
+12 (+3%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 11.7:1
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 | 363 | 31 | 11.7:1 | 27% (99) |
| 2023-24 | 380 | 29 | 13.1:1 | 23% (89) |
| 2022-23 | 406 | 29.5 | 13.8:1 | 19% (79) |
| 2020-21 | 351 | 30 | 11.7:1 | 20% (70) |
| 2017-18 | 422 | 28.3 | 14.9:1 | 31% (131) |
| 2015-16 | 421 | 28 | 15.0:1 | 31% (132) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Highbridge Hill Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (422 to 363); teachers up 10% (28.3 to 31).
About Highbridge Hill Elementary School
This page covers Highbridge Hill Elementary School, a mid-sized elementary school in New Ipswich, New Hampshire. Federal data show 363 students enrolled in pre-K through 4 in 2024-25. Elementary schools in New Hampshire average about 249 students, which makes this school 46% larger than average.
Enrollment across the 3 schools in Mascenic Regional School District totals 875 students.
At Highbridge Hill Elementary School, 96% of students are White. It is also 3% Hispanic. For comparison, the population of Hillsborough County is roughly 82% White. The diversity index for Highbridge Hill Elementary School is 8%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are about 11.7 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Highbridge Hill Elementary School, which has 31. The school's 11.7:1 compares with an average of 11.0:1 for elementary schools in New Hampshire. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 27%. That is in line with the 26% average for public schools in Hillsborough County.
Highbridge Hill Elementary School earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 67% of New Hampshire public elementary schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 45.9% at Highbridge Hill Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 53.2%.
The school is in Hillsborough County, where the median household earns about $103,545 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 42% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 4%. Across Hillsborough County, 127 public schools serve about 53,974 students.
Highbridge Hill Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is Mascenic Regional High School, about 0.3 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes 5 other public schools. Highbridge Hill Elementary School's average proficiency of 53.2% compares with 46.5% for its nearest scored neighbors.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Distant. That means it sits in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 3%, from 351 to 363.
The discussion board for Highbridge Hill Elementary School is open to topics like 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 Mascenic Regional School District
- Boynton Middle SchoolMiddle · 260 students
- Mascenic Regional High SchoolHigh · 252 students
Other schools in New Ipswich
- Boynton Middle SchoolMiddle · 260 students
- Mascenic Regional High SchoolHigh · 252 students
Nearby schools
- Mascenic Regional High School0.3 mi · 252
- Boynton Middle School1.5 mi · 260
- Mason Elementary School2.6 mi · 106
- Temple Elementary School2.9 mi · 35
- Ashby Elementary4.9 mi · 152
- Spaulding Memorial7.7 mi · 413
Frequently asked questions
About Highbridge Hill Elementary SchoolHow large is Highbridge Hill Elementary School?
Highbridge Hill Elementary School enrolls approximately 363 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does Highbridge Hill Elementary School serve?
Highbridge Hill Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
How many teachers does Highbridge Hill Elementary School have?
Highbridge Hill Elementary School employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Highbridge Hill Elementary School?
Student demographics at Highbridge Hill Elementary School are roughly 96% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is Highbridge Hill Elementary School public or private?
Highbridge Hill Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Mascenic Regional School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.