Enrollment
142
Elementary
STATE 249
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KENSINGTON SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 330408000208
Kensington Elementary School
122 Amesbury Rd., Kensington, NH 03833 · (603) 772-5705 · Rockingham County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL142 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 75% of New Hampshire public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
8.3:1
17 FTE teachers
STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
8%
11 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 | 1 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 25 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 32 | 23% |
| Grade 2 | 20 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 17 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 21 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 26 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (25) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (26).
Student demographics
15%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
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NHSAS 2024-25 . % Above ProficientEnglish Language Arts
69.0%
NH avg 55.2%
Math
56.0%
NH avg 43.0%
What this means: On the NHSAS, New Hampshire's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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
63.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.6%
based on NH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 Kensington Elementary School
Kensington Elementary School's state test result (63.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kensington Elementary School this school | 142 | 7.7% | 63.2% |
| Early Childhood Learning Center Barrington | 137 | 8.8% | N/A |
| East Kingston Elementary School East Kingston | 108 | 8.3% | 64.4% |
| Plainfield Elementary School Meriden | 183 | 6.6% | 57.8% |
| Canterbury Elementary School Canterbury | 90 | 8.9% | 73.3% |
| Enfield Village School Enfield | 195 | 12.8% | 80.0% |
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 Kensington Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Hampshire | In Rockingham County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.2% | #35 of 209 | #14 of 45 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #62 of 209 | #24 of 45 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #32 of 210 | #13 of 45 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 142 | #219 of 300 | #51 of 59 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 7.7% | #210 of 240 | #38 of 54 |
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
142
+22 (+18%) vs 2020
-10% since 1990-91, when it was 157
Student : Teacher
8.3:1
was 9.2:1
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 | 142 | 17 | 8.3:1 | 8% (11) |
| 2023-24 | 143 | 17.1 | 8.4:1 | 8% (12) |
| 2022-23 | 136 | 14.1 | 9.7:1 | 8% (11) |
| 2020-21 | 120 | 13 | 9.2:1 | 3% (3) |
| 2017-18 | 109 | 9.6 | 11.3:1 | 13% (14) |
| 2015-16 | 109 | 12 | 9.1:1 | 12% (13) |
| 2010-11 | 194 | 17 | 11.4:1 | 4% (7) |
| 2000-01 | 166 | 13 | 12.8:1 | 0% (0) |
| 1990-91 | 157 | 9 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kensington Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 30% (109 to 142); teachers up 77% (9.6 to 17).
About Kensington Elementary School
Kensington Elementary School, a small elementary school, is located in Kensington, New Hampshire. It enrolls 142 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are pre-K through 5. It has 43% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in New Hampshire (about 249).
Kensington Elementary School is a school in Kensington School District.
Kensington Elementary School is 92% White by enrollment. The remaining shares are 5% multiracial. That is in line with Rockingham County, where about 91% of residents are White. The diversity index for Kensington Elementary School is 15%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Teacher count: 17 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 8.3:1. The average for elementary schools in New Hampshire, 11.0:1, is higher. Roughly 8% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Kensington Elementary School earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 75% of New Hampshire public elementary schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Kensington Elementary School is 4.6 points above the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 63.2% actual, 58.6% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in New Hampshire.
For the population of Rockingham County, the median household earns about $118,331 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 46% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 3%. Across Rockingham County, 99 public schools serve about 41,753 students.
East Kingston Elementary School is about 2.6 miles from Kensington Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. The five-mile area around Kensington Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Among 6 nearby schools that report test results, Kensington Elementary School ranks 4th on proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Fringe.
The school's student count rose 18% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.
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Rockingham County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
319,082
Census ACS
Median income
$118,331
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
99
41,753 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other Kensington Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Kensington Elementary. Kensington Elementary School is the 4th largest of the 4.
- Kensington ElementaryWaxhaw, NC · 901 students
- Kensington ElementaryGeorgetown, SC · 548 students
- Kensington ElementaryKensington, CA · 473 students
Nearby schools
- East Kingston Elementary School2.6 mi · 108
- Great Bay Charter School (H)3.3 mi · 94
- Great Bay Charter School (M)3.3 mi · 60
- South Hampton Barnard School3.4 mi · 81
- Virtual Learning Academy (H)3.5 mi · 386
- Virtual Learning Academy (E)3.5 mi · 124
Frequently asked questions
About Kensington Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Kensington Elementary School?
Kensington Elementary School enrolls approximately 142 students in grades PK-05.
Is Kensington Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Kensington Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Kensington Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Kensington Elementary School is approximately 8.3:1 (17 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Kensington Elementary School?
At Kensington Elementary School, the student body is approximately 92% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Kensington Elementary School public or private?
Kensington Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Kensington School District.
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