Enrollment
187
Elementary
STATE 249
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LYME SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 330450000236
Lyme Elementary School
35 Union Street, Lyme, NH 03768 · (603) 795-2125 · Grafton County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL187 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
14 FTE teachers
STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
2%
4 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 | 16 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 19 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 22 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 28 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 17 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 22 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 20 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 26 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 17 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (16) is 6% smaller than its 8th grade class (17).
Student demographics
20%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
86.0%
NH avg 55.2%
Math
80.0%
NH avg 43.0%
What this means: On the NHSAS, New Hampshire's statewide test, about 86 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 80 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NH schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
76.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.2%
based on NH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 76% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 62% typical for New Hampshire schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 14 points, placing it in New Hampshire's top 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 Lyme Elementary School
Lyme Elementary School's state test result (76.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lyme Elementary School this school | 187 | 2.1% | 76.1% |
| Newfields Elementary School Newfields | 115 | 3.5% | 57.9% |
| Grantham Village School Grantham | 258 | 4.3% | 82.7% |
| Plainfield Elementary School Meriden | 183 | 6.6% | 57.8% |
| Sandown Central School Sandown | 154 | 3.2% | N/A |
| Richard Maghakian Memorial School Brookline | 309 | 2.9% | 69.0% |
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 Lyme Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Hampshire | In Grafton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 76.1% | #11 of 209 | #3 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 80.0% | #9 of 209 | #2 of 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 86.0% | #3 of 210 | #1 of 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 187 | #190 of 300 | #10 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 2.1% | #239 of 240 | #19 of 19 |
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
187
+4 (+2%) vs 2020
+28% since 1990-91, when it was 146
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 8.0:1
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 | 187 | 14 | 13.4:1 | 2% (4) |
| 2023-24 | 195 | 23.6 | 8.3:1 | 6% (12) |
| 2022-23 | 193 | 23.1 | 8.3:1 | 9% (18) |
| 2020-21 | 183 | 23 | 8.0:1 | 7% (12) |
| 2017-18 | 196 | 21 | 9.3:1 | 11% (21) |
| 2015-16 | 206 | 21 | 9.8:1 | 6% (13) |
| 2010-11 | 194 | 18 | 10.8:1 | 6% (11) |
| 2000-01 | 180 | 14 | 12.9:1 | 3% (6) |
| 1990-91 | 146 | 14 | 10.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lyme Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (196 to 187); teachers down 33% (21 to 14).
About Lyme Elementary School
Lyme Elementary School is an elementary school located in Lyme, New Hampshire, in Grafton County. The grade span is kindergarten through 8, and enrollment is 187 students. Average enrollment for elementary schools in New Hampshire is about 249, so this school runs 25% smaller than that.
Lyme Elementary School is administered by Lyme School District.
The large majority of students at Lyme Elementary School, 89%, are White. The rest of enrollment is 4% Hispanic, 4% Asian, and 2% Black. That is close to the 88% White share among all Grafton County residents. By the diversity index, Lyme Elementary School comes in at 20%.
With 14 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Lyme Elementary School was 13.4:1. The 11.0:1 average for elementary schools in New Hampshire is lower than this school's figure. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 2%. Across public schools in Grafton County, the average is 25%.
Compared with New Hampshire schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Lyme Elementary School does better than predicted by 13.9 points. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 76.1%; the prediction is 62.2%.
In the county around the school, Grafton County, median household income is about $88,261, roughly 47% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Lyme Elementary School is among the 53 public schools in Grafton County.
The closest other public school is Thetford Elementary School, about 3.6 miles away. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within ten miles. In a group of 4 nearby schools with scores, Lyme Elementary School ranks 4th on average proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put Lyme Elementary School in rural territory some distance from an urban area (Rural: Distant).
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 183 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 187. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (13.4:1) than in 2020-21 (8.0:1).
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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
- Thetford Elementary School3.6 mi · 187
- Rivendell Academy6.3 mi · 209
- Samuel Morey Elementary School6.8 mi · 108
- Frances C. Richmond School8.1 mi · 369
- Bernice A. Ray School8.2 mi · 463
- Westshire Elementary School8.4 mi · 82
Frequently asked questions
About Lyme Elementary SchoolHow large is Lyme Elementary School?
Lyme Elementary School enrolls approximately 187 students in grades KG-08.
Is Lyme Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lyme Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
How many teachers does Lyme Elementary School have?
Lyme Elementary School employs 14 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Lyme Elementary School?
Student demographics at Lyme Elementary School are roughly 89% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Black, 4% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Lyme Elementary School public or private?
Lyme Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lyme School District.
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