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
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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
132
+29 (+28%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 9.4:1
% White
92%
was 97%
% Hispanic
5%
was 3%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Lempster Community School
Lempster Community School is a K-5 school of low-enrollment scale in Lempster, New Hampshire, run under Lempster School District, hosting 132 students in grades pre-K through 8. That puts it 47% leaner than the typical public school in New Hampshire, which averages around 249 students.
Lempster Community School sits inside Lempster School District, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.
Looking at the student body, Lempster Community School records that nearly all students (92%) are White. Other groups include 5% Hispanic. Compared to Sullivan County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.
Looking at school resources, On paper, Lempster Community School has 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.0:1. The state averages around 11.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 43% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Lempster Community School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 35.6%, the actual is 42.1%, a residual of +6.5 points.
Across the wider county, census data for Sullivan County shows the typical household earns roughly $80,858 per year, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Lempster Community School is one of 29 public schools in Sullivan County (combined enrollment of about 4,498 students).
Nearest neighbor: Washington Elementary School, around 5.8 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, Lempster Community School comes 1st of 4 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 27.4%.
The school occupies a small-town site.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Lempster Community School has grew 28%, going from 103 students in 2018 to 132 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 97% to 92%. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 9.4:1 in 2018 to 15.0:1 today.
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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
Related schools
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 Middle School8.2 mi · 3
- Newport SOAR High School8.2 mi · 7
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.
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