Enrollment
365
Elementary
STATE 249
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PLYMOUTH SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 330579000370
Plymouth Elementary School
43 Old Ward Brg. Rd., Plymouth, NH 03264 · (603) 536-1152 · Grafton County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY33-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL365 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 78% 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.
- ABeats 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
8.7:1
42 FTE teachers
STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
121 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 25 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 40 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 48 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 33 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 35 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 49 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 49 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 38 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 48 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (25) is 48% smaller than its 8th grade class (48).
Student demographics
20%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
62.0%
NH avg 55.2%
Math
53.0%
NH avg 43.0%
What this means: On the NHSAS, New Hampshire's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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
56.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.1%
based on NH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 42% 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 14 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 →
Schools most like Plymouth Elementary School
Plymouth Elementary School's state test result (56.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plymouth Elementary School this school | 365 | 33.2% | 56.2% |
| Inter-Lakes Elementary School Meredith | 397 | 33.0% | 44.2% |
| Fuller Elementary School Keene | 275 | 32.0% | 49.5% |
| East Rochester School E. Rochester | 300 | 29.7% | 49.1% |
| Chamberlain Street School Rochester | 316 | 37.7% | 33.0% |
| 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 Plymouth Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Hampshire | In Grafton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.2% | #67 of 209 | #11 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #84 of 209 | #11 of 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #58 of 210 | #10 of 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 365 | #65 of 300 | #2 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.7:1 | #10 of 179 | #2 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.4% | #117 of 181 | #6 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.2% | #86 of 240 | #8 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.9% | #73 of 139 | #6 of 10 |
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
365
-19 (-5%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 443
Student : Teacher
8.7:1
was 9.4:1
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 | 365 | 41.8 | 8.7:1 | 33% (121) |
| 2023-24 | 384 | 41.4 | 9.3:1 | 33% (127) |
| 2022-23 | 387 | 41 | 9.4:1 | 36% (141) |
| 2020-21 | 384 | 41 | 9.4:1 | 33% (126) |
| 2017-18 | 419 | 42.1 | 9.9:1 | 36% (150) |
| 2015-16 | 421 | 41 | 10.3:1 | 44% (184) |
| 2010-11 | 437 | 40 | 10.9:1 | 38% (164) |
| 2000-01 | 506 | 41 | 12.3:1 | 35% (177) |
| 1990-91 | 443 | 31 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Plymouth Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (419 to 365); teachers down 1% (42.1 to 41.8).
About Plymouth Elementary School
Plymouth Elementary School is an elementary school located in Plymouth, New Hampshire, in Grafton County. Enrolled students number 365 students, in pre-K through 8. Statewide, elementary schools in New Hampshire average about 249 students each.
Plymouth Elementary School is a school in Plymouth School District.
White students make up 89% of enrollment at Plymouth Elementary School. The remaining shares are 4% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, and 3% Asian. The White share in Grafton County as a whole is similar, at about 88%. Plymouth Elementary School's diversity index is 20%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 8.7:1, with 41.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 2.2 students per teacher below the 11.0:1 average for elementary schools in New Hampshire. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 33% of enrollment.
allk12 grades Plymouth Elementary School an A-. The grade compares the school only with New Hampshire public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Compared with New Hampshire schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Plymouth Elementary School does better than predicted by 14.1 points. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 56.2%; the prediction is 42.1%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Grafton County show that the median household income is $88,261, 47% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Plymouth Elementary School is one of 53 public schools in the county.
The next-closest public school is Plymouth Regional High School, about 0.2 miles away. Plymouth Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with 3 others within five miles. Nearby schools average 54.0% on proficiency, and Plymouth Elementary School is above that at 56.2%.
Plymouth Elementary School is in a town far from an urbanized area, a location NCES labels Town: Remote.
Enrollment is down 5% from 2020-21, when Plymouth Elementary School had 384 students, to 2024-25, when it had 365.
Posts about science fairs, picture day, and bus routes are welcome on this page. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Grafton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
92,120
Census ACS
Median income
$88,261
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
47%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
53
10,161 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Plymouth
- Plymouth Regional High SchoolHigh · 651 students
- Mountain Village Charter SchoolElementary · 117 students
Other Plymouth Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 4 states are named Plymouth Elementary. Plymouth Elementary School is the 4th largest of the 5.
- Plymouth Elementary SchoolPlymouth Meeting, PA · 612 students
- Plymouth ElementaryMonrovia, CA · 547 students
- Plymouth Elementary SchoolMIDLAND, MI · 406 students
- Plymouth ElementaryPlymouth, CA · 209 students
Nearby schools
- Plymouth Regional High School0.2 mi · 651
- Mountain Village Charter School3.1 mi · 117
- Holderness Central School4.4 mi · 156
- Russell Elementary School5.7 mi · 84
- Ashland Elementary School5.8 mi · 159
- Campton Elementary School6.9 mi · 265
Frequently asked questions
About Plymouth Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Plymouth Elementary School?
Plymouth Elementary School enrolls approximately 365 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Plymouth Elementary School serve?
Plymouth Elementary School serves grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Plymouth Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Plymouth Elementary School is approximately 8.7:1 (42 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Plymouth Elementary School?
At Plymouth Elementary School, the student body is approximately 89% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Plymouth Elementary School public or private?
Plymouth Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Plymouth School District.
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