Inter-Lakes Elementary School

Set in Meredith, New Hampshire, Inter-Lakes Elementary School is a well-populated K-5 school, one of the schools within Inter-Lakes Cooperative School District. It caters to 397 students across grades pre-K through 6. That puts it 59% above the typical public school in New Hampshire, which averages around 249 students.

Inter-Lakes Cooperative School District runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 913 students. Inter-Lakes Elementary School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Inter-Lakes Elementary School shows that nearly all students (90%) are White. Other groups include 5% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. Compared to Belknap County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, Inter-Lakes Elementary School lists 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 11.0:1 average. Around 33% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Inter-Lakes Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 42.2%, the actual is 44.2%, a residual of +2.0 points.

Zooming out to the county, Belknap County reports that median household earnings sit near $92,783, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Belknap County runs 23 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,344 students), of which Inter-Lakes Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Inter-Lakes High School, around 0.2 miles off. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Inter-Lakes Elementary School ranks 8th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 51.4%.

Inter-Lakes Elementary School operates from a small-town location.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.