Enrollment
330
Elementary
DISTRICT 130 · STATE 249
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KEARSARGE REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 330404000195
Kearsarge Reg. Elem. School at New London
64 Cougar Ct, New London, NH 03257 · (603) 526-4737 · Merrimack County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL330 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 62% of New Hampshire public elementary 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.
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
11.7:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.0:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
11%
37 students
DISTRICT 17% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 54 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 40 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 51 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 55 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 55 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 75 | 23% |
This year's kindergarten class (54) is 28% smaller than its 5th grade class (75).
Student demographics
10%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 13% · 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
Kearsarge Reg. Elem. School at New London→Kearsarge Regional Middle School→Kearsarge Regional High School
Based on grade levels within Kearsarge Regional School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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NHSAS 2024-25 . % Above ProficientEnglish Language Arts
65.0%
NH avg 55.2%
Math
51.0%
NH avg 43.0%
What this means: On the NHSAS, New Hampshire's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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
56.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.3%
based on NH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 Kearsarge Reg. Elem. School at New London
Kearsarge Reg. Elem. School at New London's state test result (56.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kearsarge Reg. Elem. School at New London this school | 330 | 11.2% | 56.8% |
| Barrington Elementary School Barrington | 405 | 12.8% | 49.5% |
| Gilford Elementary School Gilford | 303 | 12.5% | 62.8% |
| Alton Central School (Elem) Alton | 407 | 15.0% | 37.1% |
| Center Woods School Weare | 377 | 14.1% | 50.0% |
| Chesterfield Central School Chesterfield | 253 | 13.8% | 47.9% |
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 Kearsarge Reg. Elem. School at New London ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Hampshire | In Merrimack County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.8% | #63 of 209 | #5 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #92 of 209 | #12 of 24 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #47 of 210 | #2 of 24 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 330 | #94 of 300 | #11 of 34 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.7:1 | #107 of 179 | #14 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 9.9% | #169 of 181 | #23 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 11.2% | #192 of 240 | #25 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.2% | #31 of 37 | #8 of 8 |
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
330
+6 (+2%) vs 2020
-10% since 1990-91, when it was 366
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 11.6:1
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 | 330 | 28.2 | 11.7:1 | 11% (37) |
| 2023-24 | 337 | 30 | 11.2:1 | 9% (29) |
| 2022-23 | 353 | 28.4 | 12.4:1 | 10% (35) |
| 2020-21 | 324 | 28 | 11.6:1 | 6% (20) |
| 2017-18 | 326 | 25.8 | 12.6:1 | 10% (31) |
| 2015-16 | 341 | 26 | 13.1:1 | 15% (52) |
| 2010-11 | 359 | 28 | 12.8:1 | 12% (42) |
| 2000-01 | 345 | 21 | 16.4:1 | 8% (28) |
| 1990-91 | 366 | 21 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kearsarge Reg. Elem. School at New London.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (326 to 330); teachers up 9% (25.8 to 28.2).
About Kearsarge Reg. Elem. School at New London
Kearsarge Reg. Elem. School at New London serves students in New London, New Hampshire, as a medium-sized elementary school. The school's enrollment of 330 students covers kindergarten through 5. Statewide, elementary schools in New Hampshire average about 249 students each.
The Kearsarge Regional School District system has 8 schools and 1,672 students.
The student body at Kearsarge Reg. Elem. School at New London is 95% White. Enrollment also includes 3% multiracial. The school's diversity index is 10%, meaning two students picked at random have a 10% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Its 28.2 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 11.7:1. This ratio sits 0.7 above the 11.0:1 average for elementary schools in New Hampshire. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 11%. The rate at public schools in Merrimack County averages 25%, higher than here.
Kearsarge Reg. Elem. School at New London is graded B by allk12, scoring above 62% of New Hampshire public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Kearsarge Reg. Elem. School at New London sits between the top and bottom 10% of New Hampshire schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 56.8% and a predicted 56.3%.
Census estimates describe Merrimack County this way: the median household income is $97,004, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Kearsarge Reg. Elem. School at New London, Merrimack County has 60 other public schools.
The closest public school to Kearsarge Reg. Elem. School at New London is Kearsarge Regional Preschool New London, less than a tenth of a mile away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within ten miles. On proficiency, Kearsarge Reg. Elem. School at New London is ahead of the 53.3% nearby average, ranking 4th of 8.
The federal government classifies Kearsarge Reg. Elem. School at New London's location as Rural: Remote.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 324 to 330, a small change.
Community posts for Kearsarge Reg. Elem. School at New London can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
Other schools in Kearsarge Regional School District
- Kearsarge Regional High SchoolHigh · 485 students
- Kearsarge Regional Middle SchoolMiddle · 410 students
- Kearsarge Reg. Elementary School - BradfordElementary · 177 students
- Simonds Elementary SchoolElementary · 132 students
- Sutton Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 87 students
- Kearsarge Regional Preschool BradfordElementary · 29 students
Other schools in New London
- Kearsarge Regional Preschool New LondonElementary · 22 students
Nearby schools
- Kearsarge Regional Preschool New London0.1 mi · 22
- Sunapee Central School5.6 mi · 168
- Kearsarge Regional Middle School5.6 mi · 410
- Sunapee Middle High School5.9 mi · 101
- Sunapee Sr. High School5.9 mi · 131
- Sutton Central Elementary School6.0 mi · 87
Frequently asked questions
About Kearsarge Reg. Elem. School at New LondonHow many students attend Kearsarge Reg. Elem. School at New London?
Kearsarge Reg. Elem. School at New London enrolls approximately 330 students in grades KG-05.
Is Kearsarge Reg. Elem. School at New London an elementary, middle, or high school?
Kearsarge Reg. Elem. School at New London is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Kearsarge Reg. Elem. School at New London?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Kearsarge Reg. Elem. School at New London is approximately 11.7:1 (28 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Kearsarge Reg. Elem. School at New London?
Student demographics at Kearsarge Reg. Elem. School at New London are roughly 95% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Kearsarge Reg. Elem. School at New London?
Kearsarge Reg. Elem. School at New London is overseen by Kearsarge Regional School District in Merrimack County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.