Enrollment
155
Elementary
STATE 249
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIDDLETON SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 330477000725
Middleton Elementary School
116 Kings Highway, Middleton, NH 03887 · (603) 473-5000 · Strafford County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL155 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 16% 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
11.1:1
14 FTE teachers
STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
52 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 | 6 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 20 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 16 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 20 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 30 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 24 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 23 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 16 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (20) is 25% larger than its 6th grade class (16).
Student demographics
10%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
32.0%
NH avg 55.2%
Math
39.0%
NH avg 43.0%
What this means: On the NHSAS, New Hampshire's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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
36.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.8%
based on NH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 Middleton Elementary School
Middleton Elementary School's state test result (36.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middleton Elementary School this school | 155 | 33.5% | 36.8% |
| Josiah Bartlett Elementary School Bartlett | 165 | 34.5% | 36.1% |
| Antrim Elementary School Antrim | 133 | 36.8% | 46.7% |
| Bridgewater-Hebron Village School Bridgewater | 137 | 30.7% | 69.6% |
| Madison Elementary School Madison | 129 | 30.2% | 39.4% |
| Dr. George S. Emerson Elementary School Fitzwilliam | 150 | 32.0% | 31.4% |
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 Middleton Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Hampshire | In Strafford County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.8% | #168 of 209 | #15 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #147 of 209 | #13 of 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #190 of 210 | #20 of 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 155 | #211 of 300 | #18 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.5% | #83 of 240 | #10 of 22 |
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
155
+11 (+8%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
was 10.3:1
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 | 155 | 14 | 11.1:1 | 34% (52) |
| 2023-24 | 152 | 14 | 10.9:1 | 35% (53) |
| 2022-23 | 153 | 14 | 10.9:1 | 37% (56) |
| 2020-21 | 144 | 14 | 10.3:1 | 32% (46) |
| 2017-18 | 133 | 13 | 10.2:1 | 35% (46) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Middleton Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 17% (133 to 155); teachers up 8% (13 to 14).
About Middleton Elementary School
Middleton Elementary School is an elementary school in Middleton, New Hampshire, reachable at (603) 473-5000. The school has 155 students in 2024-25 across pre-K through 6. By comparison, elementary schools in New Hampshire enroll about 249 students on average.
The local education agency for Middleton Elementary School is Middleton School District.
A large majority of enrollment at Middleton Elementary School is White, at 95%. Beyond that, enrollment is 3% Hispanic. The diversity index for Middleton Elementary School is 10%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
For every teacher at Middleton Elementary School, there are about 11.1 students; the school has 14 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in New Hampshire is similar, at 11.0:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 34%. The average for public schools in Strafford County is 26%.
Middleton Elementary School earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 16% of New Hampshire public elementary schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Middleton Elementary School is -5.1 points: 36.8% actual, 41.8% predicted.
In the wider Strafford County area, median household income comes to about $88,570, roughly 39% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Strafford County's 39 public schools enroll about 13,978 students and include Middleton Elementary School.
Paul Elementary School is the nearest public school to Middleton Elementary School, about 5.5 miles away. Within ten miles of Middleton Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Middleton Elementary School ranks 5th on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, Rural: Distant, means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 155, from 144 in 2020-21.
People who know Middleton Elementary School can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
Related schools
Other Middleton Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Middleton Elementary. Middleton Elementary School is the 4th largest of the 4.
- MIDDLETON ELEMENTARYWOODBURY, MN · 557 students
- Middleton Elementary SchoolSherwood, OR · 395 students
- Middleton ElementaryMiddleton, TN · 349 students
Nearby schools
- Paul Elementary School5.5 mi · 410
- Valley View Community School5.6 mi · 245
- New Durham Elementary School5.6 mi · 144
- Farmington Senior High School5.7 mi · 214
- Henry Wilson Memorial School5.8 mi · 271
- Milton Elementary School5.9 mi · 237
Frequently asked questions
About Middleton Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Middleton Elementary School?
Middleton Elementary School enrolls approximately 155 students in grades PK-06.
Is Middleton Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Middleton Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Middleton Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Middleton Elementary School is approximately 11.1:1 (14 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Middleton Elementary School?
Student demographics at Middleton Elementary School are roughly 95% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Middleton Elementary School in?
Middleton Elementary School is part of Middleton School District.
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