Enrollment
165
Elementary
STATE 249
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TAMWORTH SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 330660000432
Kenneth A. Brett School
881 Tamworth Rd., Tamworth, NH 03886 · (603) 323-7271 · Carroll County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL165 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 23% of New Hampshire public elementary schools
- DTest 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
8.1:1
21 FTE teachers
STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
85 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 13 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 22 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 17 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 16 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 19 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 13 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 22 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 24 | 15% |
| Grade 8 | 19 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (13) is 32% smaller than its 8th grade class (19).
Student demographics
16%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
33.0%
NH avg 55.2%
Math
22.0%
NH avg 43.0%
What this means: On the NHSAS, New Hampshire's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 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
31.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.2%
based on NH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% 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 Kenneth A. Brett School
Kenneth A. Brett School's state test result (31.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenneth A. Brett School this school | 165 | 51.5% | 31.1% |
| Wheelock Elementary School Keene | 192 | 54.7% | 45.0% |
| Pittsfield Elementary School Pittsfield | 215 | 55.8% | 28.8% |
| Groveton Elementary School Groveton | 116 | 50.9% | 47.4% |
| Ossipee Central School Ctr. Ossipee | 276 | 52.5% | 37.0% |
| Bristol Elementary School Bristol | 203 | 45.8% | 40.8% |
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 Kenneth A. Brett School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Hampshire | In Carroll County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.1% | #183 of 209 | #7 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.0% | #198 of 209 | #8 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #188 of 210 | #9 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 165 | #205 of 300 | #12 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.5% | #26 of 240 | #3 of 14 |
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
165
-8 (-5%) vs 2020
-40% since 1990-91, when it was 276
Student : Teacher
8.1:1
was 8.7:1
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 | 165 | 20.5 | 8.1:1 | 52% (85) |
| 2023-24 | 182 | 22.5 | 8.1:1 | 54% (98) |
| 2022-23 | 184 | 23.5 | 7.8:1 | 54% (100) |
| 2020-21 | 173 | 20 | 8.7:1 | 54% (94) |
| 2017-18 | 194 | 23.5 | 8.3:1 | 51% (98) |
| 2015-16 | 209 | 25 | 8.4:1 | 59% (124) |
| 2010-11 | 203 | 26 | 7.8:1 | 37% (75) |
| 2000-01 | 286 | 25 | 11.4:1 | 26% (75) |
| 1990-91 | 276 | 15 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kenneth A. Brett School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (194 to 165); teachers down 13% (23.5 to 20.5).
About Kenneth A. Brett School
Kenneth A. Brett School serves students in Tamworth, New Hampshire, as a small elementary school. It enrolls 165 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are kindergarten through 8. It has 34% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in New Hampshire (about 249).
Kenneth A. Brett School reports to Tamworth School District.
The share of White students at Kenneth A. Brett School is 92%. Other groups make up 2% multiracial. In Carroll County overall, the White share is about 94%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Kenneth A. Brett School scores 16%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 8.1:1. The school has 20.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in New Hampshire is 11.0:1. In all, 52% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 33% average for public schools in Carroll County.
Kenneth A. Brett School earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 23% of New Hampshire public elementary schools.
Kenneth A. Brett School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 31.1%, compared with a predicted 30.2%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of New Hampshire schools on BeatsExpectations.
Looking at the county, Carroll County, median household income comes to about $86,463, about 39% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. The county's public schools total 28, with about 5,659 students.
The closest school to Kenneth A. Brett School is Madison Elementary School, located about 7.0 miles away. There are 6 more public schools inside ten miles. Local comparison: Kenneth A. Brett School ranks 9th of 9 nearby schools, at 31.1% versus a 45.8% average.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Remote.
Federal enrollment counts fell from 173 (2020-21) to 165 (2024-25).
The allk12 page for Kenneth A. Brett School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Carroll County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
51,804
Census ACS
Median income
$86,463
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
28
5,659 students
Quick facts
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- Madison Elementary School7.0 mi · 129
- Ossipee Central School8.0 mi · 276
- Moultonborough Academy8.8 mi · 137
- Moultonborough Middle Level8.8 mi · 109
- Sandwich Central School9.0 mi · 85
- Moultonborough Central School9.1 mi · 245
Frequently asked questions
About Kenneth A. Brett SchoolHow large is Kenneth A. Brett School?
Kenneth A. Brett School enrolls approximately 165 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Kenneth A. Brett School serve?
Kenneth A. Brett School serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Kenneth A. Brett School?
Approximately 8.1:1 students per teacher at Kenneth A. Brett School.
How diverse is Kenneth A. Brett School?
Kenneth A. Brett School reports a student body of 92% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Kenneth A. Brett School in?
Kenneth A. Brett School is part of Tamworth School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.