Reeds Ferry School

Reeds Ferry School operates as a high-enrollment elementary-level community in Merrimack, New Hampshire, part of Merrimack School District. Current enrollment sits at 504 students spanning grades pre-K through 4. By comparison, New Hampshire's public schools average about 249 students each, so Reeds Ferry School sits 102% above that benchmark.

Reeds Ferry School is one of 6 schools operated by Merrimack School District, a district that hosts 3,453 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Reeds Ferry School reports that nearly all students (80%) are White. Beyond that, the school logs 8% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, 3% Asian. Compared to Hillsborough County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, On paper, Reeds Ferry School has 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.9:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 11.0:1 average. About 11% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Hillsborough County runs at roughly 26%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Reeds Ferry School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 56.4%; this one delivers 57.8%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Hillsborough County) shows that median household income runs about $103,545, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. In all, Hillsborough County runs 127 public schools (combined enrollment of about 53,974 students), of which Reeds Ferry School is one.

Nearest neighbor: James Mastricola Upper Elementary School, around 1.8 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Reeds Ferry School. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Reeds Ferry School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 61.7%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count showed little movement: 500 students in 2018 compared to 504 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 91% to 80%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 13.2:1 in 2018 to 11.9:1 today.

On allk12, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.