Hinsdale Elementary School

Hinsdale Elementary School is an average-sized elementary campus in Hinsdale, New Hampshire, part of Hinsdale School District. The school serves 242 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 3 schools in Hinsdale School District (518 students total), Hinsdale Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Hinsdale Elementary School lists that 87% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 8% multiracial, 3% Hispanic.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.3:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 11.0:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 43% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Cheshire County (around 30%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Hinsdale Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 36.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 26.6%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Cheshire County) reports that median household earnings sit near $83,329, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Hinsdale Elementary School is one of 41 public schools in Cheshire County (combined enrollment of about 8,365 students).

Hinsdale Middle High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 6 other public schools cluster around Hinsdale Elementary School.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Five-year trend. Hinsdale Elementary School's enrollment has ticked down 18% since 2018, when it stood at 296 (now 242).

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.