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Milton Elementary School

8 School St., Milton, NH 03851 · (603) 652-4539 · Strafford County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL237 STUDENTS
Enrollment
237
Elementary
DISTRICT 169 · STATE 249
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
99 students
DISTRICT 44% · 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
Pre-K
17
Kindergarten
33
Grade 1
38
Grade 2
34
Grade 3
37
Grade 4
37
Grade 5
41
Student demographics
White
21591%
DISTRICT 92% · STATE 81%
Hispanic
73%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 8%
Asian
21%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 3%
Two+
125%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
10745%
Female
13055%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Milton Elementary SchoolNute Junior High SchoolNute High School
Based on grade levels within Milton School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

NHSAS 2024-25 . % Above Proficient
English Language Arts
32.0%
NH avg 55.2%
Math
23.0%
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 23 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
27.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.5%
based on NH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.8pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
237
-2 (-1%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 11.6:1
% White
91%
was 90%
% Hispanic
3%
was 1%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About Milton Elementary School

Milton Elementary School, a middle-of-the-pack elementary campus in Milton, New Hampshire, overseen by Milton School District, serves 237 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.

Milton School District runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 508 students. Milton Elementary School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Milton Elementary School records that nearly all students (91%) are White; the rest consists of 5% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. Compared to Strafford County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Milton Elementary School has 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.8:1. The state averages around 11.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 42% of students at Milton Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Strafford County (around 26%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

With demographic context factored in, Milton Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 36.5%, the actual is 27.7%, a residual of -8.8 points.

In the broader community, census data for Strafford County shows the typical household earns roughly $88,570 per year, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Strafford County runs 39 public schools (combined enrollment of about 13,978 students), of which Milton Elementary School is one.

Nute High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Milton Elementary School comes 7th of 7 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 40.4%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Milton Elementary School has remained close to its prior level, going from 239 students in 2018 to 237 in 2025.

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Strafford County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Milton Elementary School
District
Milton School District
Address
8 School St., Milton, NH 03851
Phone
(603) 652-4539
County
Strafford County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
237
Teachers (FTE)
20
Student–teacher ratio
11.8:1
Free/Reduced lunch
99 (42%)
Locale
41-Rural: Fringe
NCES ID
330061600295
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

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Frequently asked questions

About Milton Elementary School
How many students attend Milton Elementary School?
Milton Elementary School enrolls approximately 237 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Milton Elementary School serve?
Milton Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Milton Elementary School have?
Milton Elementary School employs 20 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.8:1.
How diverse is Milton Elementary School?
Milton Elementary School reports a student body of 91% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Milton Elementary School?
Milton Elementary School is overseen by Milton School District in Strafford County.
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