Enrollment
132
Elementary
STATE 249
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEMPSTER SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 330330300719
Lempster Community School
29 School Rd, Lempster, NH 03605 · (603) 863-1080 · Sullivan County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL132 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 46% of New Hampshire public elementary schools
- CTest 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
15.0:1
9 FTE teachers
STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
57 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 | 3 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 15 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 14 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 12 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 17 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 15 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 12 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 12 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 15 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 17 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (15) is 12% smaller than its 8th grade class (17).
Student demographics
14%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
49.0%
NH avg 55.2%
Math
28.0%
NH avg 43.0%
What this means: On the NHSAS, New Hampshire's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 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
42.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.6%
based on NH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 Lempster Community School
Lempster Community School's state test result (42.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lempster Community School this school | 132 | 43.2% | 42.1% |
| Edward Fenn School Gorham | 143 | 40.6% | 39.5% |
| Troy Elementary School Troy | 116 | 43.1% | 34.9% |
| Colebrook Academy and Elementary School (E) Colebrook | 189 | 45.5% | 33.1% |
| Ashland Elementary School Ashland | 159 | 40.3% | 37.4% |
| Effingham Elementary School Effingham | 120 | 41.7% | 37.2% |
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 Lempster Community School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Hampshire | In Sullivan County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.1% | #137 of 209 | #6 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.0% | #181 of 209 | #7 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #124 of 210 | #5 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 132 | #225 of 300 | #10 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.2% | #39 of 240 | #6 of 10 |
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
132
+24 (+22%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 10.8:1
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 | 132 | 8.8 | 15.0:1 | 43% (57) |
| 2023-24 | 123 | 8.8 | 14.0:1 | 41% (51) |
| 2022-23 | 114 | 10.9 | 10.5:1 | 32% (36) |
| 2020-21 | 108 | 10 | 10.8:1 | 32% (35) |
| 2017-18 | 103 | 11 | 9.4:1 | 34% (35) |
| 2015-16 | 108 | 11 | 9.8:1 | 38% (41) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lempster Community School.
Since 2017-18: students up 28% (103 to 132); teachers down 20% (11 to 8.8).
About Lempster Community School
Lempster Community School is an elementary school with a street address in Lempster, New Hampshire. Students in pre-K through 8 attend, and enrollment is 132 students. The school's enrollment is 47% smaller than the 249 average for elementary schools in New Hampshire.
Lempster Community School is run by Lempster School District.
Federal enrollment data show Lempster Community School is 92% White. It is also 5% Hispanic. That is close to the 92% White share among all Sullivan County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 14% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Staffing totals 8.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 15.0:1. That is higher than the 11.0:1 average for elementary schools in New Hampshire. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 43%.
allk12 grades Lempster Community School a B-. The grade compares the school only with New Hampshire public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Lempster Community School, the prediction is 35.6% and the result is 42.1%.
Sullivan County has these Census figures: the median household income is $80,858, about 30% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. In all, Sullivan County has 29 public schools and roughly 4,498 students.
The school nearest to Lempster Community School is Washington Elementary School, at a distance of about 5.8 miles. A ten-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Among the 4 closest schools with test data, this one included, Lempster Community School ranks 1st on average proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Distant: the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Federal data show a 22% enrollment rise, from 108 in 2020-21 to 132 in 2024-25. Students per teacher rose from 10.8 in 2020-21 to 15.0 in 2024-25.
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Sullivan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
43,715
Census ACS
Median income
$80,858
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
29
4,498 students
Quick facts
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Nearby schools
- Washington Elementary School5.8 mi · 38
- Unity Elementary School5.8 mi · 86
- Acworth Elementary School6.8 mi · 25
- Richards Elementary School8.1 mi · 273
- Newport SOAR High School8.2 mi · 7
- Newport SOAR Middle School8.2 mi · 3
Frequently asked questions
About Lempster Community SchoolHow large is Lempster Community School?
Lempster Community School enrolls approximately 132 students in grades PK-08.
Is Lempster Community School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lempster Community School is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many students per teacher at Lempster Community School?
Approximately 15.0:1 students per teacher at Lempster Community School.
How diverse is Lempster Community School?
Lempster Community School reports a student body of 92% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Lempster Community School public or private?
Lempster Community School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lempster School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.