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Best kept secret at Nottingham Elementary School?
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Enrollment
527
Elementary
STATE 249
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NOTTINGHAM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 330546000349
Nottingham Elementary School
245 Stage Rd., Nottingham, NH 03290 · (603) 679-5632 · Rockingham County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL527 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 81% of New Hampshire public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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
13.2:1
40 FTE teachers
STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
9%
48 students
STATE 26%
Community
1
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 | 27 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 54 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 58 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 55 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 46 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 65 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 58 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 50 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 51 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (54) is 6% larger than its 8th grade class (51).
Student demographics
15%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
67.0%
NH avg 55.2%
Math
66.0%
NH avg 43.0%
What this means: On the NHSAS, New Hampshire's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 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
64.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.7%
based on NH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 Nottingham Elementary School
Nottingham Elementary School's state test result (64.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nottingham Elementary School this school | 527 | 9.1% | 64.1% |
| Maple Avenue School Goffstown | 513 | 10.3% | N/A |
| Deerfield Community School Deerfield | 506 | 11.3% | 53.6% |
| Hampstead Central School Hampstead | 470 | 9.8% | 54.8% |
| Bow Elementary School Bow | 542 | 5.2% | 73.0% |
| North Londonderry Elementary School Londonderry | 451 | 11.3% | 54.0% |
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 Nottingham Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Hampshire | In Rockingham County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.1% | #31 of 209 | #11 of 45 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #37 of 209 | #12 of 45 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.0% | #40 of 210 | #17 of 45 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 527 | #9 of 300 | #4 of 59 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #154 of 179 | #39 of 46 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.4% | #142 of 181 | #40 of 47 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 9.1% | #202 of 240 | #33 of 54 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.1% | #23 of 37 | #9 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
527
+47 (+10%) vs 2020
+39% since 1990-91, when it was 380
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 12.6:1
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 | 527 | 40 | 13.2:1 | 9% (48) |
| 2023-24 | 512 | 37.5 | 13.7:1 | 10% (49) |
| 2022-23 | 505 | 32 | 15.8:1 | 8% (41) |
| 2020-21 | 480 | 38 | 12.6:1 | 10% (50) |
| 2017-18 | 511 | 36 | 14.2:1 | 10% (53) |
| 2015-16 | 515 | 36 | 14.3:1 | 13% (67) |
| 2010-11 | 495 | 38 | 13.0:1 | 14% (67) |
| 2000-01 | 497 | 35 | 14.2:1 | 13% (63) |
| 1990-91 | 380 | 28 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Nottingham Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (511 to 527); teachers up 11% (36 to 40).
About Nottingham Elementary School
Nottingham, New Hampshire, is home to Nottingham Elementary School, a large elementary school. The school reports 527 students in pre-K through 8. The school's enrollment is 112% bigger than the 249 average for elementary schools in New Hampshire.
Nottingham School District operates Nottingham Elementary School.
White students make up 92% of enrollment at Nottingham Elementary School. The next largest groups are 5% multiracial and 2% Hispanic. The White share in Rockingham County as a whole is similar, at about 91%. Pick two students at random and there is a 15% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school reports 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 13.2 students per teacher. The school has more students per teacher than the 11.0:1 average for elementary schools in New Hampshire. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 9%.
allk12 grades Nottingham Elementary School an A-. The grade compares the school only with New Hampshire public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 57.7% for Nottingham Elementary School. The school posts 64.1%, 6.4 points above the prediction.
In the county around the school, Rockingham County, the median household income is $118,331, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 46% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 3%. Rockingham County is home to 99 public schools and about 41,753 public school students.
The nearest public school is Mast Way School, at about 5.4 miles. Inside a ten-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 53.6%, lower than Nottingham Elementary School's 64.1%.
For locale, NCES codes Nottingham Elementary School as Rural: Distant.
Federal data show a 10% enrollment gain, from 480 in 2020-21 to 527 in 2024-25.
Posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs are welcome on this page. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 Nottingham Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Nottingham Elementary. Nottingham Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Nottingham Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 746 students
- Nottingham ElementaryArlington, VA · 382 students
Nearby schools
- Mast Way School5.4 mi · 348
- Northwood Elementary School5.4 mi · 413
- Early Childhood Learning Center6.3 mi · 137
- Deerfield Community School6.4 mi · 506
- Coe-Brown Northwood Academy7.1 mi · 654
- Barrington Elementary School7.1 mi · 405
Frequently asked questions
About Nottingham Elementary SchoolHow large is Nottingham Elementary School?
Nottingham Elementary School enrolls approximately 527 students in grades PK-08.
Is Nottingham Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Nottingham Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Nottingham Elementary School have?
Nottingham Elementary School employs 40 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Nottingham Elementary School?
At Nottingham Elementary School, the student body is approximately 92% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Nottingham Elementary School public or private?
Nottingham Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Nottingham School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.