Enrollment
98
Elementary
STATE 249
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAFAYETTE REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 330415000215
Lafayette Regional School
149 Main St., Franconia, NH 03580 · (603) 823-7741 · Grafton County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL98 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 86% of New Hampshire public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
11.9:1
8 FTE teachers
STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
13%
13 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 | 15 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 15 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 11 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 15 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 16 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 12 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 14 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (15) is 7% larger than its 6th grade class (14).
Student demographics
21%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
84.0%
NH avg 55.2%
Math
75.0%
NH avg 43.0%
What this means: On the NHSAS, New Hampshire's statewide test, about 84 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 75 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
67.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.0%
based on NH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 Lafayette Regional School
Lafayette Regional School's state test result (67.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lafayette Regional School this school | 98 | 13.3% | 67.6% |
| Sutton Central Elementary School Sutton Mills | 87 | 13.8% | 53.5% |
| Sandwich Central School Ctr. Sandwich | 85 | 10.6% | 60.6% |
| Mountain Village Charter School Plymouth | 117 | 13.7% | 49.1% |
| Monroe Consolidated School Monroe | 88 | 18.2% | 50.9% |
| Rollinsford Grade School Rollinsford | 154 | 15.6% | 42.3% |
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 Lafayette Regional School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Hampshire | In Grafton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 98 | #242 of 300 | #20 of 28 |
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
98
+4 (+4%) vs 2020
+26% since 1990-91, when it was 78
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 5.2:1
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 | 98 | 8.2 | 11.9:1 | 13% (13) |
| 2023-24 | 94 | 8.6 | 10.9:1 | 16% (15) |
| 2022-23 | 88 | 8.6 | 10.2:1 | 15% (13) |
| 2020-21 | 94 | 18 | 5.2:1 | 18% (17) |
| 2017-18 | 124 | 12.4 | 10.0:1 | 19% (24) |
| 2015-16 | 112 | 12 | 9.3:1 | 21% (24) |
| 2010-11 | 101 | 10 | 10.1:1 | 16% (16) |
| 2000-01 | 132 | 10 | 13.2:1 | 12% (16) |
| 1990-91 | 78 | 5 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lafayette Regional School.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (124 to 98); teachers down 34% (12.4 to 8.2).
About Lafayette Regional School
Lafayette Regional School is a small elementary school for students in Franconia, New Hampshire. Classes run from kindergarten through 6, and the school has 98 students. The average for elementary schools in New Hampshire is about 249 students, so this school is 61% smaller than average.
Federal records list Lafayette Regional School District as the district for Lafayette Regional School.
Lafayette Regional School's enrollment is 89% White. The next largest groups are 7% multiracial and 4% Hispanic. County-wide, about 88% of residents are White. The school's diversity index is 21%, meaning two students picked at random have a 21% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.9:1 at Lafayette Regional School, with 8.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. On average, elementary schools in New Hampshire have 11.0:1, compared with 11.9:1 here. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 13% of enrollment. On average, public schools in Grafton County report 25%.
allk12 grades Lafayette Regional School an A. The grade compares the school only with New Hampshire public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
After adjusting for student poverty, Lafayette Regional School lands between the top and bottom 10% of New Hampshire schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 67.6%; the prediction is 55.0%.
County data help place the school in context: in Grafton County, the median household income is $88,261, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 47% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Grafton County is home to 53 public schools and about 10,161 public school students.
The nearest public school is Profile Junior High School, at about 2.4 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 5 other public schools. Among 7 nearby schools that report test results, Lafayette Regional School ranks 1st on proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Lafayette Regional School is Rural: Remote.
Over 4 years, Lafayette Regional School's enrollment grew 4%, to 98. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 5.2:1 in 2020-21 to 11.9:1 in 2024-25.
Community posts for Lafayette Regional School can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Grafton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
92,120
Census ACS
Median income
$88,261
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
47%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
53
10,161 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Profile Junior High School2.4 mi · 83
- Profile Senior High School2.4 mi · 133
- North Country Charter Academy (M)4.8 mi · 5
- North Country Charter Academy (H)4.8 mi · 45
- Bethlehem Elementary School5.0 mi · 142
- Mildred C. Lakeway School5.4 mi · 309
Frequently asked questions
About Lafayette Regional SchoolHow many students attend Lafayette Regional School?
Lafayette Regional School enrolls approximately 98 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Lafayette Regional School serve?
Lafayette Regional School serves grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lafayette Regional School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lafayette Regional School is approximately 11.9:1 (8 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Lafayette Regional School?
Lafayette Regional School reports a student body of 89% White, 4% Hispanic, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Lafayette Regional School?
Lafayette Regional School is overseen by Lafayette Regional School District in Grafton County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.