Enrollment
413
Elementary
STATE 249
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTHWOOD SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 330543000348
Northwood Elementary School
511 First NH Tpke., Northwood, NH 03261 · (603) 942-5488 · Rockingham County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL413 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 35% of New Hampshire public elementary schools
- B-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
12.3:1
34 FTE teachers
STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
17%
72 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 | 38 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 47 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 39 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 48 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 40 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 36 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 42 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 43 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 38 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 42 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (47) is 12% larger than its 8th grade class (42).
Student demographics
12%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
56.0%
NH avg 55.2%
Math
45.0%
NH avg 43.0%
What this means: On the NHSAS, New Hampshire's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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
48.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.3%
based on NH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Northwood Elementary School
Northwood Elementary School's state test result (48.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northwood Elementary School this school | 413 | 17.4% | 48.5% |
| Epping Elementary School Epping | 464 | 17.2% | 42.0% |
| Epsom Central School Epsom | 378 | 20.1% | 42.4% |
| Alton Central School (Elem) Alton | 407 | 15.0% | 37.1% |
| Ellis School Fremont | 353 | 16.7% | 48.4% |
| Gilmanton Elementary School Gilmanton IW | 335 | 19.1% | 57.2% |
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 Northwood Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Hampshire | In Rockingham County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.5% | #109 of 209 | #37 of 45 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #120 of 209 | #40 of 45 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #90 of 210 | #30 of 45 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 413 | #41 of 300 | #14 of 59 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #134 of 179 | #34 of 46 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.6% | #163 of 181 | #45 of 47 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 17.4% | #148 of 240 | #12 of 54 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.4% | #15 of 37 | #6 of 14 |
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
413
+66 (+19%) vs 2020
+1% since 1990-91, when it was 410
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 10.8:1
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 | 413 | 33.5 | 12.3:1 | 17% (72) |
| 2023-24 | 402 | 31 | 13.0:1 | 15% (59) |
| 2022-23 | 388 | 36 | 10.8:1 | 16% (64) |
| 2020-21 | 347 | 32 | 10.8:1 | 16% (55) |
| 2017-18 | 381 | 30 | 12.7:1 | 23% (86) |
| 2015-16 | 403 | 31 | 13.0:1 | 27% (109) |
| 2010-11 | 441 | 39 | 11.3:1 | 20% (88) |
| 2000-01 | 510 | 37 | 13.8:1 | 14% (69) |
| 1990-91 | 410 | 28 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Northwood Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (381 to 413); teachers up 12% (30 to 33.5).
About Northwood Elementary School
As a large elementary school, Northwood Elementary School serves students in Northwood, New Hampshire. The school has 413 students in 2024-25 across pre-K through 8. Elementary schools in New Hampshire have about 249 students on average; enrollment here is 66% higher.
Federal records list Northwood School District as the district for Northwood Elementary School.
White students account for 94% of the school's enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 3% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Among Rockingham County residents, the White share is about 91%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 12%.
Based on 33.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, Northwood Elementary School has a ratio of 12.3:1. Compared with the 11.0:1 average for elementary schools in New Hampshire, this school's ratio is higher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 17%.
Northwood Elementary School holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 35% of New Hampshire public elementary schools.
Schools in New Hampshire with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 52.3%. Northwood Elementary School scores 48.5%.
American Community Survey estimates for Rockingham County show that median household income comes to about $118,331, roughly 46% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 3%. The county's public schools total 99, with about 41,753 students.
Coe-Brown Northwood Academy is about 1.9 miles away, making it the nearest public school. There are 2 more public schools inside five miles. Northwood Elementary School ranks 5th of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 48.5% against a local average of 51.8%.
The NCES locale for Northwood Elementary School is Rural: Distant, which covers schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 19% rise, from 347 to 413. The ratio was 10.8:1 in 2020-21 and 12.3:1 in 2024-25.
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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 Northwood Elementary schools
24 other US public schools in 15 states are named Northwood Elementary. Northwood Elementary School is the 15th largest of the 25.
- NORTHWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLCRESTVIEW, FL · 814 students
- Northwood ElementaryEdgewood, WA · 732 students
- NORTHWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHILTON, NY · 719 students
- Northwood ElementaryBaltimore, MD · 641 students
- Northwood ElementaryMarysville, OH · 617 students
Nearby schools
- Coe-Brown Northwood Academy1.9 mi · 654
- Strafford School4.9 mi · 376
- Deerfield Community School5.0 mi · 506
- Nottingham Elementary School5.4 mi · 527
- Early Childhood Learning Center7.2 mi · 137
- Barrington Elementary School8.9 mi · 405
Frequently asked questions
About Northwood Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Northwood Elementary School?
Northwood Elementary School enrolls approximately 413 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Northwood Elementary School serve?
Northwood Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Northwood Elementary School?
Approximately 12.3:1 students per teacher at Northwood Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Northwood Elementary School?
Student demographics at Northwood Elementary School are roughly 94% White, 3% Hispanic, 3% Two or more.
Is Northwood Elementary School public or private?
Northwood Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Northwood School District.
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