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North Londonderry Elementary School
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 63 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 87 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 102 | 23% |
| Grade 4 | 104 | 23% |
| Grade 5 | 95 | 21% |
This year's 1st grade class (63) is 34% smaller than its 5th grade class (95).
School pathway
Test scores
NHSAS 2024-25 . % Above ProficientWhat this means: On the NHSAS, New Hampshire's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Hampshire schools, those numbers are about 55 and 43.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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%.
Schools most like North Londonderry Elementary School
North Londonderry Elementary School's state test result (54.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Londonderry Elementary School this school | 451 | 11.3% | 54.0% |
| Thorntons Ferry School Merrimack | 504 | 12.3% | 51.0% |
| Hampstead Central School Hampstead | 470 | 9.8% | 54.8% |
| Griffin Memorial School Litchfield | 428 | 14.3% | 63.2% |
| James Mastricola Elementary School Merrimack | 375 | 10.9% | 65.2% |
| North Salem Elementary School Salem | 353 | 9.1% | 62.4% |
Where North Londonderry Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Hampshire | In Rockingham County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #76 of 209 | #26 of 45 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #45 of 209 | #16 of 45 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #78 of 210 | #29 of 45 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 451 | #28 of 300 | #12 of 59 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #124 of 179 | #31 of 46 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.6% | #110 of 181 | #26 of 47 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 11.3% | #190 of 240 | #28 of 54 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.0% | #123 of 139 | #26 of 32 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 451 | 37.4 | 12.1:1 | 11% (51) |
| 2023-24 | 484 | 40.9 | 11.8:1 | 12% (56) |
| 2022-23 | 495 | 41.8 | 11.8:1 | 12% (61) |
| 2020-21 | 481 | 36 | 13.4:1 | 13% (61) |
| 2017-18 | 470 | 36.1 | 13.0:1 | 7% (35) |
| 2015-16 | 436 | 34 | 12.8:1 | 7% (30) |
| 2010-11 | 534 | 38 | 14.1:1 | 7% (40) |
| 2000-01 | 641 | 30 | 21.4:1 | 6% (37) |
| 1990-91 | 571 | 23 | 24.8:1 | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (470 to 451); teachers up 4% (36.1 to 37.4).
About North Londonderry Elementary School
North Londonderry Elementary School, a high-enrollment elementary school, is located in Londonderry, New Hampshire. The school's 451 students are in grades 1 through 5. Enrollment is 81% higher than the average for elementary schools in New Hampshire, which is about 249.
North Londonderry Elementary School is one school in Londonderry School District, a system of 6 schools with 3,950 students.
Most students at North Londonderry Elementary School are White: 88% of enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 6% multiracial and 4% Hispanic. The White share in Rockingham County as a whole is similar, at about 91%. The chance that two students picked at random at North Londonderry Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 22%.
With 37.4 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at North Londonderry Elementary School was 12.1:1. The 11.0:1 average for elementary schools in New Hampshire is lower than this school's figure. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 11%. Across public schools in Rockingham County, the average is about the same, 13%.
Measured against New Hampshire public elementary schools, North Londonderry Elementary School receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
North Londonderry Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 54.0%, compared with a predicted 56.3%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of New Hampshire schools on BeatsExpectations.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Rockingham County show that median household income is about $118,331, about 46% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 3% of residents are in poverty. North Londonderry Elementary School is one of 99 public schools in Rockingham County, which together enroll about 41,753 students.
The shortest distance from North Londonderry Elementary School to another public school is about 2.8 miles, to The Founders Academy Charter School (E). The five-mile area around North Londonderry Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. The school's 54.0% average proficiency ranks 2nd among 9 nearby schools.
NCES describes the area around North Londonderry Elementary School as Suburb: Mid-size, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count declined from 481 to 451. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (12.1:1) than in 2020-21 (13.4:1).
The North Londonderry Elementary School community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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