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Alumni: what's one memory from McKelvie Intermediate School that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
619
Middle
DISTRICT 633 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BEDFORD SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 330174000017
McKelvie Intermediate School
108 Liberty Hill Rd., Bedford, NH 03110 · (603) 472-3951 · Hillsborough County
GRADES 05–06MIDDLE22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL619 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 97% of New Hampshire public middle schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 11.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
7%
43 students
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 26%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 294 | 47% |
| Grade 6 | 325 | 53% |
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 38% · 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 Bedford School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NHSAS 2024-25 . % Above ProficientEnglish Language Arts
76.0%
NH avg 55.2%
Math
69.0%
NH avg 43.0%
What this means: On the NHSAS, New Hampshire's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 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
71.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.1%
based on NH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 McKelvie Intermediate School
McKelvie Intermediate School's state test result (71.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| McKelvie Intermediate School this school | 619 | 6.9% | 71.1% |
| Ross A. Lurgio Middle School Bedford | 646 | 6.0% | 69.3% |
| Oyster River Middle School Durham | 585 | 10.4% | 67.4% |
| Frances C. Richmond School Hanover | 369 | 1.1% | 76.8% |
| Windham Center School Windham | 426 | 3.5% | 70.4% |
| Windham Middle School Windham | 414 | 3.1% | 71.6% |
Matched among New Hampshire middle 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 McKelvie Intermediate School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Hampshire | In Hillsborough County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 71.1% | #4 of 85 | #2 of 27 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #4 of 85 | #2 of 27 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.0% | #7 of 85 | #4 of 27 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 619 | #22 of 101 | #12 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #65 of 74 | #25 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.0% | #15 of 74 | #11 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 6.9% | #79 of 90 | #24 of 29 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.8% | #28 of 57 | #12 of 17 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
619
-74 (-11%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 865
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 619 | 48 | 12.9:1 | 7% (43) |
| 2023-24 | 625 | 47 | 13.3:1 | 6% (39) |
| 2022-23 | 649 | 51 | 12.7:1 | 6% (39) |
| 2020-21 | 693 | 50 | 13.9:1 | 4% (25) |
| 2017-18 | 718 | 50.2 | 14.3:1 | 6% (46) |
| 2015-16 | 720 | 50 | 14.4:1 | 7% (53) |
| 2010-11 | 759 | 51 | 14.9:1 | 6% (45) |
| 2000-01 | 822 | 59 | 13.9:1 | 2% (13) |
| 1990-91 | 865 | 35 | 24.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for McKelvie Intermediate School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (718 to 619); teachers down 4% (50.2 to 48).
About McKelvie Intermediate School
McKelvie Intermediate School is a large middle school in Bedford, New Hampshire, under Bedford School District. Grades offered run from 5 through 6, with 619 students enrolled. For comparison, middle schools in New Hampshire average about 379 students.
Bedford School District has 6 schools and 3,970 students, and McKelvie Intermediate School is one of those schools.
McKelvie Intermediate School is 77% White by enrollment. Other reported shares: 10% Asian, 9% multiracial, and 3% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 39% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teacher staffing is 48 full-time equivalents, or about 12.9 students per teacher. This ratio sits 1.8 above the 11.1:1 average for middle schools in New Hampshire. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 7%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Hillsborough County is 26%.
McKelvie Intermediate School is graded A+ by allk12, scoring above 97% of New Hampshire public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 59.1% at McKelvie Intermediate School; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 71.1%.
In the county around the school, Hillsborough County, the median household income is $103,545, about 42% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Hillsborough County is home to 127 public schools and about 53,974 public school students.
The school nearest to McKelvie Intermediate School is Ross A. Lurgio Middle School, at a distance of about 0.8 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. McKelvie Intermediate School is 3rd of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Mid-size).
2024-25 enrollment was 619, an 11% decrease from 693 in 2020-21.
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Hillsborough County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
426,378
Census ACS
Median income
$103,545
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
127
53,974 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bedford School District
- Bedford High SchoolHigh · 1,360 students
- Ross A. Lurgio Middle SchoolMiddle · 646 students
- Riddle Brook SchoolElementary · 478 students
- Memorial SchoolElementary · 439 students
- Peter Woodbury SchoolElementary · 428 students
Other schools in Bedford
- Bedford High SchoolHigh · 1,360 students
- Ross A. Lurgio Middle SchoolMiddle · 646 students
- Riddle Brook SchoolElementary · 478 students
- Memorial SchoolElementary · 439 students
- Peter Woodbury SchoolElementary · 428 students
Nearby schools
- Ross A. Lurgio Middle School0.8 mi · 646
- Bedford High School0.8 mi · 1,360
- Peter Woodbury School1.1 mi · 428
- Memorial School1.9 mi · 439
- Parker-Varney School2.8 mi · 406
- Highland-Goffes Falls School2.9 mi · 336
Frequently asked questions
About McKelvie Intermediate SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at McKelvie Intermediate School?
McKelvie Intermediate School enrolls approximately 619 students in grades 05-06.
What grades does McKelvie Intermediate School serve?
McKelvie Intermediate School serves grades 05-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at McKelvie Intermediate School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at McKelvie Intermediate School is approximately 12.9:1 (48 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at McKelvie Intermediate School?
At McKelvie Intermediate School, the student body is approximately 77% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 10% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is McKelvie Intermediate School public or private?
McKelvie Intermediate School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Bedford School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.