Enrollment
310
Elementary
DISTRICT 226 · STATE 249
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROCHESTER SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 330594000391
McClelland School
59 Brock St., Rochester, NH 03867 · (603) 332-2180 · Strafford County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL310 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 12% of New Hampshire public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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
9.4:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.6:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
117 students
DISTRICT 36% · 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 | 58 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 39 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 48 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 52 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 52 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 61 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (61).
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 25% · 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
McClelland School→Rochester Middle School
Based on grade levels within Rochester School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NHSAS 2024-25 . % Above ProficientEnglish Language Arts
37.0%
NH avg 55.2%
Math
36.0%
NH avg 43.0%
What this means: On the NHSAS, New Hampshire's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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
35.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.1%
based on NH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 McClelland School
McClelland School's state test result (35.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| McClelland School this school | 310 | 37.7% | 35.2% |
| Allenstown Community School ALLENSTOWN | 348 | 35.9% | N/A |
| Chamberlain Street School Rochester | 316 | 37.7% | 33.0% |
| Southwick School Northfield | 251 | 35.1% | 40.5% |
| Elm Street School Laconia | 259 | 35.1% | 50.3% |
| Hillsboro-Deering Elementary School Hillsborough | 418 | 40.0% | 38.1% |
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 McClelland School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Hampshire | In Strafford County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.2% | #174 of 209 | #16 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #160 of 209 | #16 of 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #180 of 210 | #16 of 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 310 | #109 of 300 | #9 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.4:1 | #25 of 179 | #3 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.2% | #68 of 181 | #6 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.7% | #61 of 240 | #7 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.0% | #45 of 139 | #4 of 13 |
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
310
-26 (-8%) vs 2020
-48% since 1990-91, when it was 595
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
was 11.2:1
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 | 310 | 33 | 9.4:1 | 38% (117) |
| 2023-24 | 303 | 26 | 11.7:1 | 36% (108) |
| 2022-23 | 346 | 24 | 14.4:1 | 39% (135) |
| 2020-21 | 336 | 30 | 11.2:1 | 40% (133) |
| 2017-18 | 378 | 29.3 | 12.9:1 | 42% (158) |
| 2015-16 | 369 | 29 | 12.7:1 | 45% (167) |
| 2010-11 | 406 | 28 | 14.5:1 | 45% (182) |
| 2000-01 | 433 | 36 | 12.0:1 | 28% (120) |
| 1990-91 | 595 | 25 | 23.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for McClelland School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (378 to 310); teachers up 13% (29.3 to 33).
About McClelland School
Students in Rochester, New Hampshire, attend McClelland School, a mid-sized elementary school. It reports enrollment of 310 students in kindergarten through 5. That puts enrollment 24% bigger than the 249-student average for elementary schools in New Hampshire.
The district for McClelland School is Rochester School District, with 10 schools and 3,778 students.
A large majority of enrollment at McClelland School is White, at 84%. The school is also 8% multiracial and 6% Hispanic. The diversity index for McClelland School is 29%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Classroom staffing at McClelland School totals 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 9.4:1. Statewide, elementary schools in New Hampshire average 11.0:1. Of all students at McClelland School, 38% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 26% for public schools in Strafford County.
Among New Hampshire public elementary schools, McClelland School outscored 12%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 39.1% at McClelland School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 35.2%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Strafford County show that median household income comes to about $88,570, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. The county's public schools total 39, with about 13,978 students.
Rochester Middle School is about 0.2 miles away, making it the nearest public school. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts McClelland School at 4th of 8.
Locale: Suburb: Small. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 310, from 336 in 2020-21. Its ratio of students to teachers was 11.2:1 in 2020-21, and 9.4:1 in 2024-25.
McClelland School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
Strafford County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
132,575
Census ACS
Median income
$88,570
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
39
13,978 students
Quick facts
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- Spaulding High SchoolHigh · 1,298 students
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- Maple Street Magnet SchoolElementary · 114 students
- Bud Carlson AcademyHigh · 96 students
Nearby schools
- Rochester Middle School0.2 mi · 803
- William Allen School0.6 mi · 280
- Maple Street Magnet School0.6 mi · 114
- School Street School1.3 mi · 50
- Spaulding High School1.3 mi · 1,298
- Bud Carlson Academy1.5 mi · 96
Frequently asked questions
About McClelland SchoolHow many students attend McClelland School?
McClelland School enrolls approximately 310 students in grades KG-05.
Is McClelland School an elementary, middle, or high school?
McClelland School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does McClelland School have?
McClelland School employs 33 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at McClelland School?
At McClelland School, the student body is approximately 84% White, 6% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is McClelland School in?
McClelland School is part of Rochester School District.
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