Enrollment
254
Elementary
DISTRICT 92 · STATE 249
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CONTOOCOOK VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 330248000072
Peterborough Elementary School
17 High St., Peterborough, NH 03458 · (603) 924-3828 · Hillsborough County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL254 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.1:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
81 students
DISTRICT 25% · 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 | 22 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 58 | 23% |
| Grade 1 | 35 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 43 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 38 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 58 | 23% |
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 13% · 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
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NHSAS 2024-25 . % Above ProficientEnglish Language Arts
56.0%
NH avg 55.2%
Math
60.0%
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 60 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
58.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.9%
based on NH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 43% 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 15 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 →
Where Peterborough Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Hampshire | In Hillsborough County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.3% | #54 of 209 | #14 of 51 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #51 of 209 | #13 of 51 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #86 of 210 | #21 of 52 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 254 | #151 of 300 | #47 of 68 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.3:1 | #53 of 179 | #12 of 52 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.0% | #160 of 181 | #50 of 52 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 31.9% | #92 of 240 | #23 of 60 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.8% | #127 of 139 | #37 of 40 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
254
+8 (+3%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 314
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
was 8.5:1
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 | 254 | 24.6 | 10.3:1 | 32% (81) |
| 2023-24 | 232 | 27 | 8.6:1 | 25% (57) |
| 2022-23 | 238 | 27 | 8.8:1 | 26% (62) |
| 2020-21 | 246 | 29 | 8.5:1 | 32% (78) |
| 2017-18 | 264 | 26.4 | 10.0:1 | 34% (90) |
| 2015-16 | 256 | 19 | 13.5:1 | 42% (107) |
| 2010-11 | 291 | 26 | 11.2:1 | 24% (70) |
| 2000-01 | 358 | 27 | 13.3:1 | 16% (57) |
| 1990-91 | 314 | 18 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Peterborough Elementary School.
About Peterborough Elementary School
Peterborough Elementary School is a public elementary school run by Contoocook Valley School District in Peterborough, New Hampshire. Grades offered run from pre-K through 4, with 254 students enrolled.
Contoocook Valley School District is the district for Peterborough Elementary School. It has 11 schools and 1,936 students.
White students are the large majority at Peterborough Elementary School, with 94% of enrollment. Next come 4% multiracial. That compares with about 82% White among all Hillsborough County residents. By the diversity index, Peterborough Elementary School comes in at 12%.
Teachers at Peterborough Elementary School total 24.6 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 10.3:1. Across elementary schools in New Hampshire, the average ratio is about 11.0:1. The school counts 81 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 32%.
In New Hampshire, Peterborough Elementary School is one of the top 10% of schools on BeatsExpectations, with an average proficiency rate on state tests of 58.3% compared with a predicted 42.9%.
Census Bureau estimates for Hillsborough County show that median household income is about $103,545, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 127 public schools operate in Hillsborough County, serving about 53,974 students.
The shortest distance from Peterborough Elementary School to another public school is about 1.9 miles, to Lionheart Classical Academy Chartered Public School. A five-mile radius around the school includes 3 other public schools. On state test proficiency, Peterborough Elementary School ranks 1st in a group of 9 nearby schools.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Distant.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Peterborough Elementary School went from 246 students to 254. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 8.5:1 to 10.3:1.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Hillsborough County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
426,378
Census ACS
Median income
$103,545
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
127
53,974 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Contoocook Valley School District
- Conval Regional High SchoolHigh · 645 students
- South Meadow SchoolMiddle · 332 students
- Great Brook SchoolMiddle · 224 students
- Antrim Elementary SchoolElementary · 133 students
- Greenfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 91 students
- Hancock Elementary SchoolElementary · 70 students
Other schools in Peterborough
- Conval Regional High SchoolHigh · 645 students
- South Meadow SchoolMiddle · 332 students
- Lionheart Classical Academy Chartered Public SchoolElementary · 311 students
Nearby schools
- Lionheart Classical Academy Chartered Public School1.9 mi · 311
- South Meadow School1.9 mi · 332
- Conval Regional High School2.1 mi · 645
- Dublin Consolidated School5.5 mi · 56
- Conant Middle High School (H)5.8 mi · 336
- Conant Middle High School (M)5.8 mi · 241
Frequently asked questions
About Peterborough Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Peterborough Elementary School?
Peterborough Elementary School enrolls approximately 254 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does Peterborough Elementary School serve?
Peterborough Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
How many teachers does Peterborough Elementary School have?
Peterborough Elementary School employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Peterborough Elementary School?
At Peterborough Elementary School, the student body is approximately 94% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Peterborough Elementary School?
Peterborough Elementary School is overseen by Contoocook Valley School District in Hillsborough County.
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