Enrollment
190
Elementary
STATE 249
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HAMPTON FALLS SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 330354000154
Lincoln Akerman School
8 Exeter Rd., Hampton Falls, NH 03844 · (603) 926-2539 · Rockingham County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL190 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 74% 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.
- B-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
12.3:1
16 FTE teachers
STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
4%
8 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 | 11 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 18 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 20 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 18 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 16 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 18 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 26 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 17 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 19 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 27 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (18) is 33% smaller than its 8th grade class (27).
Student demographics
23%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
73.0%
NH avg 55.2%
Math
63.0%
NH avg 43.0%
What this means: On the NHSAS, New Hampshire's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 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
63.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.9%
based on NH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 Lincoln Akerman School
Lincoln Akerman School's state test result (63.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Akerman School this school | 190 | 4.2% | 63.9% |
| Sandown Central School Sandown | 154 | 3.2% | N/A |
| Dunbarton Elementary School Dunbarton | 234 | 4.7% | 59.7% |
| Memorial School Newton | 239 | 6.7% | N/A |
| Grantham Village School Grantham | 258 | 4.3% | 82.7% |
| Plainfield Elementary School Meriden | 183 | 6.6% | 57.8% |
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 Lincoln Akerman School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Hampshire | In Rockingham County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.9% | #32 of 209 | #12 of 45 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #41 of 209 | #15 of 45 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.0% | #22 of 210 | #9 of 45 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 190 | #186 of 300 | #48 of 59 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 4.2% | #227 of 240 | #47 of 54 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.5% | #40 of 139 | #8 of 32 |
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
190
+1 (+1%) vs 2020
+29% since 1990-91, when it was 147
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 8.2:1
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 | 190 | 15.5 | 12.3:1 | 4% (8) |
| 2023-24 | 185 | 15 | 12.3:1 | 6% (12) |
| 2022-23 | 185 | 24.1 | 7.7:1 | 2% (4) |
| 2020-21 | 189 | 23 | 8.2:1 | 2% (3) |
| 2017-18 | 233 | 25.4 | 9.2:1 | 5% (12) |
| 2015-16 | 244 | 25 | 9.8:1 | 9% (23) |
| 2010-11 | 276 | 26 | 10.6:1 | 7% (18) |
| 2000-01 | 271 | 22 | 12.3:1 | 2% (6) |
| 1990-91 | 147 | 9 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lincoln Akerman School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (233 to 190); teachers down 39% (25.4 to 15.5).
About Lincoln Akerman School
Lincoln Akerman School is a small elementary school found in Hampton Falls, New Hampshire. Enrolled students number 190 students, in pre-K through 8. Statewide, elementary schools in New Hampshire average about 249 students each.
Lincoln Akerman School is part of Hampton Falls School District.
White students are the large majority at Lincoln Akerman School, with 87% of enrollment. Other groups make up 6% multiracial and 5% Hispanic. The county population is about 91% White, within a few points of the school. Lincoln Akerman School has a diversity index of 23%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school reported 15.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 12.3:1. For comparison, elementary schools in New Hampshire average 11.0:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 4%. It compares with 13% for public schools in Rockingham County.
Measured against New Hampshire public elementary schools, Lincoln Akerman School receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
A school with Lincoln Akerman School's lunch-eligibility share in New Hampshire is predicted to score 60.9%. Lincoln Akerman School scores 63.9%, 3.1 points above that line.
Across Rockingham County, median household income is about $118,331, roughly 46% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 3%. The public schools of Rockingham County number 99 and enroll about 41,753.
Winnacunnet High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.1 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Lincoln Akerman School's average proficiency of 63.9% compares with 52.6% for its nearest scored neighbors.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment at Lincoln Akerman School was 189 in 2020-21 and 190 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%. Its ratio of students to teachers was 8.2:1 in 2020-21, and 12.3:1 in 2024-25.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
Nearby schools
- Winnacunnet High School2.1 mi · 993
- Hampton Centre School2.1 mi · 282
- Hampton Academy2.3 mi · 313
- Adeline C. Marston School2.6 mi · 303
- Seabrook Elementary School2.6 mi · 302
- Seabrook Middle School2.7 mi · 277
Frequently asked questions
About Lincoln Akerman SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Lincoln Akerman School?
Lincoln Akerman School enrolls approximately 190 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Lincoln Akerman School serve?
Lincoln Akerman School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lincoln Akerman School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lincoln Akerman School is approximately 12.3:1 (16 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Lincoln Akerman School?
Lincoln Akerman School reports a student body of 87% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Lincoln Akerman School?
Lincoln Akerman School is overseen by Hampton Falls School District in Rockingham County.
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