Enrollment
243
Elementary
DISTRICT 192 · STATE 249
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MERRIMACK VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 330476000282
Loudon Elementary School
7039 School St., Loudon, NH 03307 · (603) 783-4400 · Merrimack County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL243 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 12% 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.
- DBeats 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
11.1:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.0:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
54 students
DISTRICT 28% · 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 | 33 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 48 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 40 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 41 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 40 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 41 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (33) is 20% smaller than its 5th grade class (41).
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Merrimack Valley School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NHSAS 2024-25 . % Above ProficientEnglish Language Arts
46.0%
NH avg 55.2%
Math
37.0%
NH avg 43.0%
What this means: On the NHSAS, New Hampshire's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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
39.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.2%
based on NH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Loudon Elementary School
Loudon Elementary School's state test result (39.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loudon Elementary School this school | 243 | 22.2% | 39.0% |
| Florence Rideout Elementary School Wilton | 211 | 22.3% | 41.3% |
| Moultonborough Central School Moultonboro | 245 | 20.4% | 53.2% |
| Kearsarge Reg. Elementary School - Bradford Bradford | 177 | 23.7% | 50.8% |
| Carpenter School Wolfeboro | 183 | 22.4% | 51.5% |
| Thornton Central School Thornton | 172 | 22.7% | 60.6% |
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 Loudon Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Hampshire | In Merrimack County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #155 of 209 | #18 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #156 of 209 | #20 of 24 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #137 of 210 | #17 of 24 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 243 | #162 of 300 | #19 of 34 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.1:1 | #78 of 179 | #10 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.0% | #150 of 181 | #20 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.2% | #129 of 240 | #17 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.0% | #93 of 139 | #11 of 14 |
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
243
-9 (-4%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 364
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
was 11.0:1
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 | 243 | 22 | 11.1:1 | 22% (54) |
| 2023-24 | 274 | 23 | 11.9:1 | 23% (64) |
| 2022-23 | 259 | 22.7 | 11.4:1 | 23% (59) |
| 2020-21 | 252 | 23 | 11.0:1 | 17% (42) |
| 2017-18 | 270 | 19 | 14.2:1 | 23% (61) |
| 2015-16 | 298 | 22 | 13.6:1 | 25% (74) |
| 2010-11 | 341 | 22 | 15.5:1 | 24% (83) |
| 2000-01 | 406 | 22 | 18.4:1 | 14% (55) |
| 1990-91 | 364 | 18 | 20.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Loudon Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (270 to 243); teachers up 16% (19 to 22).
About Loudon Elementary School
Loudon Elementary School operates as a medium-sized elementary school in Loudon, New Hampshire. Enrolled students number 243 students, in kindergarten through 5.
Merrimack Valley School District serves 2,170 students across 7 schools.
Most students at Loudon Elementary School are White: 93% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 5% multiracial. County-wide, about 91% of residents are White. The chance that two students picked at random at Loudon Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 14%.
Loudon Elementary School counts 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 11.1 students for each one. Elementary schools in New Hampshire average about 11.0:1, a similar figure. The lunch program counts 22% of students at Loudon Elementary School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in Merrimack County, the average is about the same, 25%.
Measured against New Hampshire public elementary schools, Loudon Elementary School receives a D. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The model predicts 49.2% for a school in New Hampshire with Loudon Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Loudon Elementary School posts 39.0%.
Census estimates describe Merrimack County this way: median household income is about $97,004, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Merrimack County number 61 and enroll about 17,429.
Of nearby public schools, Benjamin Franklin Academy Chartered Public School (H) is the closest, at about 1.7 miles. The count of other public schools within five miles is 5. On proficiency, Loudon Elementary School is behind the 48.6% nearby average, ranking 4th of 6.
NCES assigns Loudon Elementary School the locale Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment was 252 in 2020-21 and 243 in 2024-25, a decrease of 9 students.
Conversations here can range across sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Merrimack County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
155,967
Census ACS
Median income
$97,004
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
61
17,429 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Merrimack Valley School District
- Merrimack Valley High SchoolHigh · 744 students
- Merrimack Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 466 students
- Penacook Elementary SchoolElementary · 325 students
- Boscawen Elementary SchoolElementary · 240 students
- Webster Elementary SchoolElementary · 88 students
- Salisbury Elementary SchoolElementary · 64 students
Other schools in Loudon
- Benjamin Franklin Academy Chartered Public School (M)Middle · 52 students
- Benjamin Franklin Academy Chartered Public School (H)High · 24 students
Other Loudon Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Loudon Elementary. Loudon Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Loudon ElementaryLoudon, TN · 702 students
Nearby schools
- Benjamin Franklin Academy Chartered Public School (H)1.7 mi · 24
- Benjamin Franklin Academy Chartered Public School (M)1.7 mi · 52
- Mill Brook School4.1 mi · 321
- Broken Ground School4.2 mi · 291
- Synergy Academy Chartered Public School4.9 mi · 21
- Chichester Central School5.3 mi · 192
Frequently asked questions
About Loudon Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Loudon Elementary School?
Loudon Elementary School enrolls approximately 243 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Loudon Elementary School serve?
Loudon Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Loudon Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Loudon Elementary School is approximately 11.1:1 (22 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Loudon Elementary School?
At Loudon Elementary School, the student body is approximately 93% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Loudon Elementary School public or private?
Loudon Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Merrimack Valley School District.
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