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Enrollment
533
Middle
DISTRICT 507 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MERRIMACK SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 330474000277
James Mastricola Upper Elementary School
26 Baboosic Lake Rd., Merrimack, NH 03054 · (603) 424-6221 · Hillsborough County
GRADES 05–06MIDDLE22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL533 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 61% of New Hampshire public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 11.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
14%
75 students
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 26%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 261 | 49% |
| Grade 6 | 272 | 51% |
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 26% · 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 Merrimack School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NHSAS 2024-25 . % Above ProficientEnglish Language Arts
64.0%
NH avg 55.2%
Math
47.0%
NH avg 43.0%
What this means: On the NHSAS, New Hampshire's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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
50.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.5%
based on NH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 James Mastricola Upper Elementary School
James Mastricola Upper Elementary School's state test result (50.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Mastricola Upper Elementary School this school | 533 | 14.1% | 50.4% |
| David R. Cawley Middle School Hooksett | 428 | 15.9% | 57.9% |
| Timberlane Regional Middle School Plaistow | 723 | 15.1% | 43.7% |
| Merrimack Middle School Merrimack | 480 | 10.6% | 44.3% |
| Weare Middle School Weare | 454 | 15.2% | 33.5% |
| Mountain View Middle School Goffstown | 880 | 14.1% | 45.5% |
Matched among New Hampshire middle 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 James Mastricola Upper Elementary School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Hampshire | In Hillsborough County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.4% | #28 of 85 | #8 of 27 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #27 of 85 | #8 of 27 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #23 of 85 | #7 of 27 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 533 | #25 of 101 | #14 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #66 of 74 | #26 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.1% | #29 of 74 | #14 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 14.1% | #67 of 90 | #19 of 29 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.0% | #52 of 57 | #15 of 17 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
533
-2 (0%) vs 2020
-46% since 1990-91, when it was 978
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 13.4:1
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 | 533 | 40 | 13.3:1 | 14% (75) |
| 2023-24 | 509 | 42 | 12.1:1 | 11% (55) |
| 2022-23 | 491 | 41 | 12.0:1 | 7% (35) |
| 2020-21 | 535 | 40 | 13.4:1 | 12% (66) |
| 2017-18 | 544 | 39 | 13.9:1 | 10% (57) |
| 2015-16 | 578 | 42 | 13.8:1 | 11% (62) |
| 2010-11 | 629 | 44 | 14.3:1 | 11% (72) |
| 2000-01 | 1,319 | 84 | 15.7:1 | 4% (53) |
| 1990-91 | 978 | 55 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for James Mastricola Upper Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (544 to 533); teachers up 3% (39 to 40).
About James Mastricola Upper Elementary School
James Mastricola Upper Elementary School is a middle school in Merrimack, New Hampshire, and it is part of Merrimack School District. Total enrollment is 533 students, and the grades served are 5 through 6. Middle schools in New Hampshire have about 379 students on average; enrollment here is 41% higher.
Merrimack School District has 3,453 students spread across 6 schools.
White students account for 84% of the school's enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 8% multiracial and 4% Hispanic. Among Hillsborough County residents, the White share is about 82%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 28%.
James Mastricola Upper Elementary School has 40 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.3:1. The gap from the 11.1:1 average for middle schools in New Hampshire is 2.2 students per teacher. At James Mastricola Upper Elementary School, 14% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The average for public schools in Hillsborough County is 26%.
Among New Hampshire public middle schools, James Mastricola Upper Elementary School outscored 61%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
Compared with New Hampshire schools that have similar shares of low-income students, James Mastricola Upper Elementary School's results are 4.1 points below predicted: 50.4% against 54.5%.
Hillsborough County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $103,545, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 42%, and about 4% of people live in poverty. Hillsborough County's 127 public schools enroll about 53,974 students and include James Mastricola Upper Elementary School.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, James Mastricola Elementary School, is less than a tenth of a mile. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. James Mastricola Upper Elementary School is 5th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Mid-size by the National Center for Education Statistics.
In 2020-21, James Mastricola Upper Elementary School enrolled 535; in 2024-25, 533.
Use the discussion section to ask about special education services, counseling, and support programs at James Mastricola Upper Elementary School. You can also rate the school on this page.
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 Merrimack School District
- Merrimack High SchoolHigh · 1,057 students
- Reeds Ferry SchoolElementary · 504 students
- Thorntons Ferry SchoolElementary · 504 students
- Merrimack Middle SchoolMiddle · 480 students
- James Mastricola Elementary SchoolElementary · 375 students
Other schools in Merrimack
- Merrimack High SchoolHigh · 1,057 students
- Reeds Ferry SchoolElementary · 504 students
- Thorntons Ferry SchoolElementary · 504 students
- Merrimack Middle SchoolMiddle · 480 students
- James Mastricola Elementary SchoolElementary · 375 students
- Gate City Charter School for the ArtsElementary · 160 students
Nearby schools
- James Mastricola Elementary School0.1 mi · 375
- Merrimack High School0.4 mi · 1,057
- Reeds Ferry School1.8 mi · 504
- Griffin Memorial School2.2 mi · 428
- Merrimack Middle School2.3 mi · 480
- Litchfield Middle School2.3 mi · 344
Frequently asked questions
About James Mastricola Upper Elementary SchoolHow large is James Mastricola Upper Elementary School?
James Mastricola Upper Elementary School enrolls approximately 533 students in grades 05-06.
Is James Mastricola Upper Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
James Mastricola Upper Elementary School is a middle school covering grades 05-06.
How many teachers does James Mastricola Upper Elementary School have?
James Mastricola Upper Elementary School employs 40 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
What is the student diversity at James Mastricola Upper Elementary School?
Student demographics at James Mastricola Upper Elementary School are roughly 84% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is James Mastricola Upper Elementary School in?
James Mastricola Upper Elementary School is part of Merrimack School District.
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