James Mastricola Elementary School

Located at 7 School St., in Merrimack, New Hampshire, James Mastricola Elementary School is a big primary school that teaches 375 students (grades pre-K through 4), overseen by Merrimack School District. Compared to the state average of about 249 students per school, that is 51% above typical.

Across the 6 schools in Merrimack School District (3,453 students total), James Mastricola Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, James Mastricola Elementary School records that 87% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 6% Hispanic, 4% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.7:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 11.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 11% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is lower than Hillsborough County's rate of about 26%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, James Mastricola Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 56.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 65.2%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Hillsborough County) records that median household income runs about $103,545, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Hillsborough County runs 127 public schools (combined enrollment of about 53,974 students), of which James Mastricola Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is James Mastricola Upper Elementary School, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, James Mastricola Elementary School comes 1st of 9 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 48.7%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 6%: 399 students in 2018 compared to 375 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 95% to 87%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 13.3:1 in 2018 to 11.7:1 in 2025.

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