Enrollment
255
Elementary
DISTRICT 277 · STATE 249
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LACONIA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 330414000212
Pleasant Street School
350 Pleasant St., Laconia, NH 03246 · (603) 524-2168 · Belknap County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL255 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 44% of New Hampshire public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
11.1:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.1:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
110 students
DISTRICT 43% · 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 | 14 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 44 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 33 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 32 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 47 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 51 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 34 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (44) is 29% larger than its 5th grade class (34).
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 26% · 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
Based on grade levels within Laconia School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NHSAS 2024-25 . % Above ProficientEnglish Language Arts
48.0%
NH avg 55.2%
Math
35.0%
NH avg 43.0%
What this means: On the NHSAS, New Hampshire's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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
41.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.6%
based on NH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 Pleasant Street School
Pleasant Street School's state test result (41.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Street School this school | 255 | 43.1% | 41.8% |
| Whitefield Elementary School Whitefield | 256 | 46.9% | 37.0% |
| McClelland School Rochester | 310 | 37.7% | 35.2% |
| Hinsdale Elementary School Hinsdale | 242 | 42.6% | 26.6% |
| Hillsboro-Deering Elementary School Hillsborough | 418 | 40.0% | 38.1% |
| Mt. Caesar Elementary School E. Swanzey | 268 | 36.9% | N/A |
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 Pleasant Street School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Hampshire | In Belknap County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.8% | #140 of 209 | #7 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #166 of 209 | #7 of 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #126 of 210 | #7 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 255 | #149 of 300 | #9 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.1:1 | #83 of 179 | #6 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.5% | #75 of 181 | #2 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.1% | #40 of 240 | #2 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.1% | #30 of 139 | #2 of 8 |
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
255
-10 (-4%) vs 2020
0% since 1990-91, when it was 255
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
was 12.1:1
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 | 255 | 23 | 11.1:1 | 43% (110) |
| 2023-24 | 259 | 23 | 11.3:1 | 43% (112) |
| 2022-23 | 266 | 23 | 11.6:1 | 45% (121) |
| 2020-21 | 265 | 22 | 12.1:1 | 42% (110) |
| 2017-18 | 323 | 22 | 14.7:1 | 47% (153) |
| 2015-16 | 277 | 24 | 11.5:1 | 52% (144) |
| 2010-11 | 284 | 25 | 11.4:1 | 55% (155) |
| 2000-01 | 315 | 21 | 15.0:1 | 35% (109) |
| 1990-91 | 255 | 13 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pleasant Street School.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (323 to 255); teachers up 5% (22 to 23).
About Pleasant Street School
This page covers Pleasant Street School, a mid-sized elementary school in Laconia, New Hampshire. The school runs pre-K through 5 and enrolls 255 students.
The district, Laconia School District, operates 5 schools serving 1,808 students.
By race and ethnicity, Pleasant Street School is 85% White. The remaining shares are 7% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 4% Black. Belknap County as a whole is about 93% White, so the school's share is lower. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 27, compared with 70 nationally.
A staff of 23 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 11.1:1. It is about the same as the 11.0:1 average for elementary schools in New Hampshire. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 43%. The average for public schools in Belknap County is 29%.
On the allk12 Grade, Pleasant Street School lands at C+, ahead of 44% of New Hampshire public elementary schools.
Pleasant Street School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 41.8%, compared with a predicted 35.6%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of New Hampshire schools on BeatsExpectations.
For the population of Belknap County, the median household earns about $92,783 a year, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Across Belknap County, 23 public schools serve about 7,344 students.
Pleasant Street School is about 0.3 miles from Laconia Middle School, its nearest public school. There are 7 other public schools within five miles. Pleasant Street School's average proficiency of 41.8% compares with 43.4% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Its location is classified as Town: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 255, compared with 265 in 2020-21.
Pleasant Street School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Belknap County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
64,659
Census ACS
Median income
$92,783
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
7,344 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Laconia School District
- Laconia High SchoolHigh · 562 students
- Laconia Middle SchoolMiddle · 414 students
- Woodland Heights Elementary SchoolElementary · 318 students
- Elm Street SchoolElementary · 259 students
Other schools in Laconia
- Laconia High SchoolHigh · 562 students
- Laconia Middle SchoolMiddle · 414 students
- Woodland Heights Elementary SchoolElementary · 318 students
- Elm Street SchoolElementary · 259 students
Nearby schools
- Laconia Middle School0.3 mi · 414
- Laconia High School0.9 mi · 562
- Woodland Heights Elementary School1.3 mi · 318
- Elm Street School1.6 mi · 259
- Gilford Middle School3.7 mi · 277
- Gilford High School3.8 mi · 470
Frequently asked questions
About Pleasant Street SchoolHow large is Pleasant Street School?
Pleasant Street School enrolls approximately 255 students in grades PK-05.
Is Pleasant Street School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Pleasant Street School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Pleasant Street School have?
Pleasant Street School employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Pleasant Street School?
At Pleasant Street School, the student body is approximately 85% White, 7% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Pleasant Street School public or private?
Pleasant Street School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Laconia School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.