Enrollment
63
Elementary
STATE 249
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HILL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 330372000164
Jennie D. Blake School
32 Crescent St, Hill, NH 03243 · (603) 934-2245 · Merrimack County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL63 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 66% of New Hampshire public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·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
9.3:1
7 FTE teachers
STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
27 students
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 | 8 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 9 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 12 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 9 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 4 | 6% |
| Grade 4 | 9 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 6 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 6 | 10% |
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
Test scores
NHSAS 2024-25 . % Above ProficientEnglish Language Arts
61.0%
NH avg 55.2%
Math
48.0%
NH avg 43.0%
What this means: On the NHSAS, New Hampshire's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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 →
Schools most like Jennie D. Blake School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jennie D. Blake School this school | 63 | 42.9% | N/A |
| Wentworth Elementary School Wentworth | 78 | 37.2% | 42.0% |
| Freedom Elementary School Freedom | 52 | 40.4% | 34.5% |
| Gilsum STEAM Academy Gilsum | 50 | 38.0% | N/A |
| Warren Village School Warren | 56 | 39.3% | N/A |
| Troy Elementary School Troy | 116 | 43.1% | 34.9% |
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 Jennie D. Blake School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Hampshire | In Merrimack County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 63 | #265 of 300 | #34 of 34 |
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
63
+14 (+29%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 89
Student : Teacher
9.3:1
was 8.2:1
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 | 63 | 6.8 | 9.3:1 | 43% (27) |
| 2023-24 | 64 | 7.8 | 8.2:1 | 39% (25) |
| 2022-23 | 63 | 7.1 | 8.9:1 | 37% (23) |
| 2020-21 | 49 | 6 | 8.2:1 | 27% (13) |
| 2017-18 | 63 | 7.1 | 8.9:1 | 24% (15) |
| 2015-16 | 64 | 7 | 9.1:1 | 42% (27) |
| 2010-11 | 77 | 6 | 12.8:1 | 45% (35) |
| 2000-01 | 105 | 6 | 17.5:1 | 23% (24) |
| 1990-91 | 89 | 4 | 22.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jennie D. Blake School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (63 to 63); teachers down 4% (7.1 to 6.8).
About Jennie D. Blake School
Jennie D. Blake School, located in Hill, New Hampshire, is a small elementary school. Enrollment is 63 students in 2024-25, and the school serves pre-K through 6. The average for elementary schools in New Hampshire is about 249 students, so this school is 75% smaller than average.
Jennie D. Blake School is listed under Hill School District in federal data.
White students are the large majority at Jennie D. Blake School, with 90% of enrollment. Next come 3% Hispanic, 3% Asian, and 3% multiracial. The White share in Merrimack County as a whole is similar, at about 91%. By the diversity index, Jennie D. Blake School comes in at 18%.
The count of teachers at Jennie D. Blake School is 6.8 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 9.3:1. Among elementary schools in New Hampshire, the typical ratio is 11.0:1. The school counts 27 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 43%. Public schools in Merrimack County average 25%.
allk12 grades Jennie D. Blake School a B+. The grade compares the school only with New Hampshire public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Merrimack County has these Census figures: median household income is about $97,004, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 4%. The public schools of Merrimack County number 61 and enroll about 17,429.
The closest public school to Jennie D. Blake School is Paul A. Smith School, about 5.2 miles away. Within ten miles of Jennie D. Blake School, there are at least 8 other public schools.
In the federal locale system, Jennie D. Blake School is coded Rural: Distant, for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Jennie D. Blake School went from 49 students to 63. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 8.2:1 to 9.3:1.
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Merrimack County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
155,967
Census ACS
Median income
$97,004
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
61
17,429 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Paul A. Smith School5.2 mi · 261
- Bristol Elementary School5.2 mi · 203
- Newfound Memorial Middle School5.3 mi · 296
- Franklin Middle School5.6 mi · 301
- Newfound Regional High School5.9 mi · 357
- Franklin High School6.1 mi · 280
Frequently asked questions
About Jennie D. Blake SchoolHow large is Jennie D. Blake School?
Jennie D. Blake School enrolls approximately 63 students in grades PK-06.
Is Jennie D. Blake School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Jennie D. Blake School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at Jennie D. Blake School?
Approximately 9.3:1 students per teacher at Jennie D. Blake School.
What is the student diversity at Jennie D. Blake School?
Student demographics at Jennie D. Blake School are roughly 90% White, 3% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Jennie D. Blake School in?
Jennie D. Blake School is part of Hill School District.
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