Enrollment
237
Elementary
DISTRICT 169 · STATE 249
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MILTON SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 330061600295
Milton Elementary School
8 School St., Milton, NH 03851 · (603) 652-4539 · Strafford County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL237 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 5% of New Hampshire public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
11.8:1
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 17 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 33 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 38 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 34 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 37 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 37 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 41 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (33) is 20% smaller than its 5th grade class (41).
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · 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 Milton School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NHSAS 2024-25 . % Above ProficientEnglish 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 · methodologyTier
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 →
Schools most like Milton Elementary School
Milton Elementary School's state test result (27.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milton Elementary School this school | 237 | 41.8% | 27.7% |
| Lakeside Primary School CENTER CONWAY | 210 | 40.0% | N/A |
| Valley View Community School Farmington | 245 | 40.8% | 43.0% |
| Hinsdale Elementary School Hinsdale | 242 | 42.6% | 26.6% |
| Lancaster Elementary School Lancaster | 310 | 41.6% | 42.5% |
| Bristol Elementary School Bristol | 203 | 45.8% | 40.8% |
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 Milton Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Hampshire | In Strafford County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.7% | #193 of 209 | #20 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.0% | #194 of 209 | #20 of 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #189 of 210 | #19 of 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 237 | #166 of 300 | #16 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #117 of 179 | #8 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.3% | #132 of 181 | #15 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.8% | #46 of 240 | #4 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.8% | #136 of 139 | #13 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
237
+16 (+7%) vs 2020
-44% since 2000-01, when it was 424
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 11.1:1
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 | 237 | 20 | 11.8:1 | 42% (99) |
| 2023-24 | 261 | 21.2 | 12.3:1 | 39% (102) |
| 2022-23 | 249 | 21.2 | 11.8:1 | 34% (84) |
| 2020-21 | 221 | 20 | 11.1:1 | 29% (65) |
| 2017-18 | 239 | 20.6 | 11.6:1 | 42% (100) |
| 2015-16 | 258 | 21 | 12.3:1 | 47% (121) |
| 2010-11 | 259 | 21 | 12.3:1 | 39% (102) |
| 2000-01 | 424 | 27 | 15.7:1 | 40% (168) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Milton Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (239 to 237); teachers down 3% (20.6 to 20).
About Milton Elementary School
A medium-sized elementary school in Milton, New Hampshire, Milton Elementary School is part of Milton School District. Classes run from pre-K through 5, and the school has 237 students.
Milton School District counts 3 schools and 508 students, including Milton Elementary School.
The student body at Milton Elementary School is 91% White. Other reported shares: 5% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. That is close to the 88% White share among all Strafford County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 17% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Milton Elementary School's 20 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 11.8:1. On average, elementary schools in New Hampshire have 11.0:1, compared with 11.8:1 here. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 42%. That is higher than the 26% average for public schools in Strafford County.
allk12 grades Milton Elementary School a D. The grade compares the school only with New Hampshire public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Milton Elementary School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 27.7% is 8.8 points below the 36.5% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Strafford County has these Census figures: the median household income is $88,570, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Strafford County is home to 39 public schools and about 13,978 public school students.
The nearest public school is Nute Junior High School, at about 0.1 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 7 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 40.4%, higher than Milton Elementary School's 27.7%.
Under the NCES locale system, Milton Elementary School is Rural: Fringe.
Over 4 years, Milton Elementary School's enrollment climbed 7%, to 237.
Discussions about Milton Elementary School may include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 schools in Milton School District
- Nute High SchoolHigh · 166 students
- Nute Junior High SchoolMiddle · 105 students
Other schools in Milton
- Nute High SchoolHigh · 166 students
- Nute Junior High SchoolMiddle · 105 students
Other Milton Elementary schools
6 other US public schools in 7 states are named Milton Elementary. Milton Elementary School is the 6th largest of the 7.
- Milton Elementary SchoolLafayette, LA · 1,261 students
- Milton Elementary SchoolLAREDO, TX · 651 students
- Milton Elementary SchoolMilton, VT · 625 students
- Milton Elementary SchoolMilton, DE · 582 students
- Milton Elementary SchoolMilton, WV · 509 students
Nearby schools
- Nute Junior High School0.1 mi · 105
- Nute High School0.1 mi · 166
- Lebanon Elementary School4.1 mi · 135
- Hanson School4.1 mi · 267
- Henry Wilson Memorial School4.2 mi · 271
- Farmington Senior High School4.3 mi · 214
Frequently asked questions
About Milton Elementary SchoolHow 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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