Enrollment
215
Elementary
DISTRICT 160 · STATE 249
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PITTSFIELD SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 330573000509
Pittsfield Elementary School
34 Bow St., Pittsfield, NH 03263 · (603) 435-8432 · Merrimack County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL215 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 21% of New Hampshire public elementary schools
- DTest 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
,
Teacher data unavailable
STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
120 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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 | 16 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 33 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 29 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 29 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 28 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 46 | 21% |
| Grade 5 | 34 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (33) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (34).
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · 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
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NHSAS 2024-25 . % Above ProficientEnglish Language Arts
30.0%
NH avg 55.2%
Math
23.0%
NH avg 43.0%
What this means: On the NHSAS, New Hampshire's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 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
28.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.4%
based on NH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% 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 Pittsfield Elementary School
Pittsfield Elementary School's state test result (28.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsfield Elementary School this school | 215 | 55.8% | 28.8% |
| Wheelock Elementary School Keene | 192 | 54.7% | 45.0% |
| Disnard Elementary School Claremont | 254 | 52.8% | 38.2% |
| Paul A. Smith School Franklin | 261 | 55.9% | 33.5% |
| Ossipee Central School Ctr. Ossipee | 276 | 52.5% | 37.0% |
| Kenneth A. Brett School Tamworth | 165 | 51.5% | 31.1% |
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 Pittsfield Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Hampshire | In Merrimack County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.8% | #187 of 209 | #23 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.0% | #196 of 209 | #24 of 24 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #195 of 210 | #22 of 24 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 215 | #174 of 300 | #22 of 34 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.6% | #135 of 181 | #17 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.8% | #17 of 240 | #2 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -35.0% | #4 of 139 | #1 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
215
-45 (-17%) vs 2020
-51% since 1990-91, when it was 435
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 | 215 | N/A | N/A | 56% (120) |
| 2023-24 | 223 | 20 | 11.2:1 | 44% (98) |
| 2022-23 | 219 | 29 | 7.5:1 | 44% (96) |
| 2020-21 | 260 | 25 | 10.4:1 | 38% (99) |
| 2017-18 | 331 | 30 | 11.0:1 | 49% (163) |
| 2015-16 | 307 | 26 | 11.8:1 | 51% (158) |
| 2010-11 | 322 | 32 | 10.1:1 | 39% (127) |
| 2000-01 | 409 | 25 | 16.4:1 | 30% (124) |
| 1990-91 | 435 | 19 | 22.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pittsfield Elementary School.
About Pittsfield Elementary School
Pittsfield Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school with its address in Pittsfield, New Hampshire. The school covers pre-K through 5 and reported 215 students in 2024-25.
The 3 schools in Pittsfield School District enroll 479 students altogether, Pittsfield Elementary School among them.
A large majority of enrollment at Pittsfield Elementary School is White, at 91%. It is also 5% multiracial and 2% Hispanic. Among Merrimack County residents, the White share is about 91%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 17%.
By family income, 56% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Merrimack County report 25%.
Among New Hampshire public elementary schools, Pittsfield Elementary School outscored 21%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Pittsfield Elementary School is 27.4%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 28.8%.
In Merrimack County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $97,004, about 39% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. There are 61 public schools in the county, enrolling about 17,429, Pittsfield Elementary School among them.
Pittsfield Middle School is about 0.1 miles from Pittsfield Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, 4 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, Pittsfield Elementary School is 5th among 8 schools close by.
NCES describes the area around Pittsfield Elementary School as Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The school's enrollment decreased 17% from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
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Merrimack County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
155,967
Census ACS
Median income
$97,004
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
61
17,429 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pittsfield School District
- Pittsfield High SchoolHigh · 161 students
- Pittsfield Middle SchoolMiddle · 103 students
Other schools in Pittsfield
- Pittsfield High SchoolHigh · 161 students
- Pittsfield Middle SchoolMiddle · 103 students
Nearby schools
- Pittsfield Middle School0.1 mi · 103
- Pittsfield High School0.1 mi · 161
- Barnstead Elementary School4.0 mi · 449
- Chichester Central School4.7 mi · 192
- Epsom Central School7.0 mi · 378
- Benjamin Franklin Academy Chartered Public School (M)7.1 mi · 52
Frequently asked questions
About Pittsfield Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Pittsfield Elementary School?
Pittsfield Elementary School enrolls approximately 215 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Pittsfield Elementary School serve?
Pittsfield Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student diversity at Pittsfield Elementary School?
Student demographics at Pittsfield Elementary School are roughly 91% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 5% Two or more.
Is Pittsfield Elementary School public or private?
Pittsfield Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Pittsfield School District.
What county does Pittsfield Elementary School serve?
Pittsfield Elementary School serves Merrimack County in NH.
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