Enrollment
250
Elementary
DISTRICT 287 · STATE 249
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JAFFREY-RINDGE COOPERATIVE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 330403000189
Jaffrey Grade School
18 School St., Jaffrey, NH 03452 · (603) 532-8355 · Cheshire County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL250 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 9% 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.
- DBeats 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
8.9:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.7:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
83 students
DISTRICT 24% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 23 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 34 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 36 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 26 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 37 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 53 | 21% |
| Grade 5 | 41 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (34) is 17% smaller than its 5th grade class (41).
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 21% · 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 Jaffrey-Rindge Cooperative School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NHSAS 2024-25 . % Above ProficientEnglish Language Arts
41.0%
NH avg 55.2%
Math
30.0%
NH avg 43.0%
What this means: On the NHSAS, New Hampshire's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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
34.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.1%
based on NH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 Jaffrey Grade School
Jaffrey Grade School's state test result (34.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jaffrey Grade School this school | 250 | 33.2% | 34.4% |
| Southwick School Northfield | 251 | 35.1% | 40.5% |
| Elm Street School Laconia | 259 | 35.1% | 50.3% |
| Allenstown Community School ALLENSTOWN | 348 | 35.9% | N/A |
| Campton Elementary School Campton | 265 | 30.2% | 56.5% |
| East Rochester School E. Rochester | 300 | 29.7% | 49.1% |
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 Jaffrey Grade School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Hampshire | In Cheshire County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.4% | #176 of 209 | #10 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #174 of 209 | #10 of 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #161 of 210 | #9 of 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 250 | #155 of 300 | #8 of 27 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.9:1 | #15 of 179 | #2 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.9% | #108 of 181 | #6 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.2% | #85 of 240 | #8 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.6% | #28 of 139 | #2 of 9 |
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
250
-48 (-16%) vs 2020
-44% since 1990-91, when it was 443
Student : Teacher
8.9:1
was 9.6:1
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 | 250 | 28 | 8.9:1 | 33% (83) |
| 2023-24 | 284 | N/A | N/A | 42% (118) |
| 2022-23 | 288 | 35.4 | 8.1:1 | 37% (106) |
| 2020-21 | 298 | 31 | 9.6:1 | 35% (104) |
| 2017-18 | 319 | 28.5 | 11.2:1 | 39% (125) |
| 2015-16 | 324 | 30 | 10.8:1 | 43% (138) |
| 2010-11 | 375 | 34 | 11.0:1 | 48% (181) |
| 2000-01 | 399 | 31 | 12.9:1 | 18% (73) |
| 1990-91 | 443 | 21 | 21.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jaffrey Grade School.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (319 to 250); teachers down 2% (28.5 to 28).
About Jaffrey Grade School
This page covers Jaffrey Grade School, a medium-sized elementary school in Jaffrey, New Hampshire. Grades offered run from pre-K through 5, with 250 students enrolled.
Jaffrey-Rindge Cooperative School District is the district for Jaffrey Grade School. It has 4 schools and 1,151 students.
The student body at Jaffrey Grade School is 88% White. The rest of enrollment is 7% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. That is close to the 92% White share among all Cheshire County residents. Jaffrey Grade School's diversity index is 22%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal staffing data show 28 full-time-equivalent teachers at Jaffrey Grade School and a ratio of 8.9:1. This ratio sits 2.0 below the 11.0:1 average for elementary schools in New Hampshire. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 33% of students.
Jaffrey Grade School is graded D by allk12, scoring above 9% of New Hampshire public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 42.1% at Jaffrey Grade School; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 34.4%.
Federal survey data for Cheshire County show that the median household income is $83,329, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Cheshire County is home to 41 public schools and about 8,365 public school students.
The school nearest to Jaffrey Grade School is Conant Middle High School (M), at a distance of about 0.4 miles. Other public schools within five miles number 4. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 42.9%; Jaffrey Grade School's is 34.4%, ranking 7th of 9.
The school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Distant).
Enrollment dropped 16% from its 2020-21 level of 298.
Discussion on this page can cover school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Cheshire County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
77,297
Census ACS
Median income
$83,329
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
41
8,365 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jaffrey-Rindge Cooperative School District
- Conant Middle High School (H)High · 336 students
- Rindge Memorial SchoolElementary · 324 students
- Conant Middle High School (M)Middle · 241 students
Other schools in Jaffrey
- Conant Middle High School (H)High · 336 students
- Conant Middle High School (M)Middle · 241 students
Nearby schools
- Conant Middle High School (M)0.4 mi · 241
- Conant Middle High School (H)0.4 mi · 336
- Lionheart Classical Academy Chartered Public School4.2 mi · 311
- Rindge Memorial School4.6 mi · 324
- Peterborough Elementary School5.9 mi · 254
- Dublin Consolidated School6.5 mi · 56
Frequently asked questions
About Jaffrey Grade SchoolHow large is Jaffrey Grade School?
Jaffrey Grade School enrolls approximately 250 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Jaffrey Grade School serve?
Jaffrey Grade School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Jaffrey Grade School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Jaffrey Grade School is approximately 8.9:1 (28 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Jaffrey Grade School?
At Jaffrey Grade School, the student body is approximately 88% White, 7% Hispanic, 0% Black, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Jaffrey Grade School?
Jaffrey Grade School is overseen by Jaffrey-Rindge Cooperative School District in Cheshire County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.