Enrollment
247
Elementary
DISTRICT 231 · STATE 249
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PORTSMOUTH SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 330582000377
New Franklin School
1 Franklin Dr., Portsmouth, NH 03801 · (603) 436-0910 · Rockingham County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL247 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 99% of New Hampshire public elementary 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.
- ·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
8.5:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 7.9:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
49 students
DISTRICT 18% · 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 | 42 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 34 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 50 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 42 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 38 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 41 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (42) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (41).
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 37% · 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 Portsmouth School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NHSAS 2024-25 . % Above ProficientEnglish Language Arts
88.0%
NH avg 55.2%
Math
80.0%
NH avg 43.0%
What this means: On the NHSAS, New Hampshire's statewide test, about 88 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 80 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NH schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
79.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.7%
based on NH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+29.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 80% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 51% typical for New Hampshire schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 29 points, placing it in New Hampshire's top 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 New Franklin School
New Franklin School's state test result (79.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Franklin School this school | 247 | 19.8% | 79.7% |
| Hampton Centre School Hampton | 282 | 17.0% | N/A |
| Pembroke Hill School Pembroke | 312 | 21.8% | 56.3% |
| Adeline C. Marston School Hampton | 303 | 17.2% | 65.6% |
| Danville Elementary School Danville | 283 | 15.9% | 53.8% |
| Dr. H. O. Smith Elementary School Hudson | 200 | 17.0% | N/A |
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 New Franklin School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Hampshire | In Rockingham County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 79.7% | #7 of 209 | #2 of 45 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 80.0% | #11 of 209 | #4 of 45 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 88.0% | #1 of 210 | #1 of 45 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 247 | #157 of 300 | #45 of 59 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.5:1 | #8 of 179 | #3 of 46 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.5% | #62 of 181 | #14 of 47 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 19.8% | #139 of 240 | #10 of 54 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.9% | #126 of 139 | #28 of 32 |
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
247
-1 (0%) vs 2020
+18% since 1990-91, when it was 210
Student : Teacher
8.5:1
was 9.9:1
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 | 247 | 29 | 8.5:1 | 20% (49) |
| 2023-24 | 256 | 25.5 | 10.0:1 | 19% (49) |
| 2022-23 | 259 | 26.5 | 9.8:1 | 19% (50) |
| 2020-21 | 248 | 25 | 9.9:1 | 22% (55) |
| 2017-18 | 257 | 26.5 | 9.7:1 | 26% (67) |
| 2015-16 | 252 | 26 | 9.7:1 | 29% (73) |
| 2010-11 | 263 | 25 | 10.5:1 | 34% (89) |
| 2000-01 | 192 | 15 | 12.8:1 | 44% (84) |
| 1990-91 | 210 | 12 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for New Franklin School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (257 to 247); teachers up 9% (26.5 to 29).
About New Franklin School
New Franklin School is a mid-sized elementary school in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, administered by Portsmouth School District. The school covers kindergarten through 5 and reported 247 students in 2024-25.
Portsmouth School District includes 6 schools. Together they enroll 2,427 students.
Roughly 83% of students at New Franklin School are White. Other students are 9% multiracial and 6% Hispanic. By comparison, Rockingham County residents are about 91% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, New Franklin School scores 30%.
There are 29 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 8.5:1. The gap from the 11.0:1 average for elementary schools in New Hampshire is 2.5 students per teacher. On the income side, 20% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
New Franklin School earns an A+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 99% of New Hampshire public elementary schools.
New Franklin School ranks in the top 10% of New Hampshire schools after adjusting test results for student poverty. Actual: 79.7%. Predicted: 50.7%. Difference: 29.0 points.
The school's county is Rockingham County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $118,331, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 3% of people live in poverty. There are 99 public schools in the county, enrolling about 41,753, New Franklin School among them.
Portsmouth Middle School is about 0.9 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, New Franklin School ranks 1st of 5 on average proficiency.
New Franklin School falls in the Suburb: Small locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 248 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 247. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 8.5:1, from 9.9:1.
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Rockingham County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
319,082
Census ACS
Median income
$118,331
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
99
41,753 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Portsmouth School District
- Portsmouth High SchoolHigh · 1,017 students
- Portsmouth Middle SchoolMiddle · 486 students
- Mary C. Dondero Elementary SchoolElementary · 328 students
- Little Harbour SchoolElementary · 325 students
- PEEP School - Pre School ProgramElementary · 24 students
Other schools in Portsmouth
- Portsmouth High SchoolHigh · 1,017 students
- Portsmouth Middle SchoolMiddle · 486 students
- Mary C. Dondero Elementary SchoolElementary · 328 students
- Little Harbour SchoolElementary · 325 students
- PEEP School - Pre School ProgramElementary · 24 students
Nearby schools
- Portsmouth Middle School0.9 mi · 486
- Portsmouth High School1.4 mi · 1,017
- Little Harbour School1.4 mi · 325
- PEEP School - Pre School Program1.4 mi · 24
- Robert W Traip Academy2.0 mi · 294
- Mary C. Dondero Elementary School2.7 mi · 328
Frequently asked questions
About New Franklin SchoolHow many students attend New Franklin School?
New Franklin School enrolls approximately 247 students in grades KG-05.
Is New Franklin School an elementary, middle, or high school?
New Franklin School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at New Franklin School?
Approximately 8.5:1 students per teacher at New Franklin School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at New Franklin School?
At New Franklin School, the student body is approximately 83% White, 6% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees New Franklin School?
New Franklin School is overseen by Portsmouth School District in Rockingham County.
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