Richard Maghakian Memorial School
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 20 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 68 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 75 | 24% |
| Grade 2 | 56 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 90 | 29% |
School pathway
Test scores
NHSAS 2024-25 . % Above ProficientWhat this means: On the NHSAS, New Hampshire's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Hampshire schools, those numbers are about 55 and 43.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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%.
Schools most like Richard Maghakian Memorial School
Richard Maghakian Memorial School's state test result (69.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Maghakian Memorial School this school | 309 | 2.9% | 69.0% |
| North Hampton School North Hampton | 268 | 3.4% | 73.9% |
| Greenland Central School Greenland | 367 | 4.4% | 62.1% |
| Moose Hill School Londonderry | 343 | 5.5% | N/A |
| Grantham Village School Grantham | 258 | 4.3% | 82.7% |
| Lionheart Classical Academy Chartered Public School Peterborough | 311 | 5.8% | 39.7% |
Where Richard Maghakian Memorial School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Hampshire | In Hillsborough County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #23 of 209 | #8 of 51 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.0% | #20 of 209 | #7 of 51 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #44 of 210 | #12 of 52 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 309 | #111 of 300 | #41 of 68 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.5:1 | #59 of 179 | #14 of 52 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.0% | #155 of 181 | #49 of 52 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 2.9% | #237 of 240 | #60 of 60 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.9% | #112 of 139 | #33 of 40 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 309 | 29.5 | 10.5:1 | 3% (9) |
| 2023-24 | 329 | 26.9 | 12.2:1 | 2% (8) |
| 2022-23 | 326 | 25.4 | 12.8:1 | 4% (13) |
| 2020-21 | 312 | 26 | 12.0:1 | 4% (11) |
| 2017-18 | 332 | 21.5 | 15.4:1 | 5% (18) |
| 2015-16 | 287 | 23 | 12.5:1 | 6% (16) |
| 2010-11 | 377 | 25 | 15.1:1 | 7% (27) |
| 2000-01 | 433 | 24 | 18.0:1 | 2% (7) |
| 1990-91 | 220 | 14 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (332 to 309); teachers up 37% (21.5 to 29.5).
About Richard Maghakian Memorial School
Students in Brookline, New Hampshire, attend Richard Maghakian Memorial School, a medium-sized elementary school. The student body numbers 309 students, from pre-K through 3. Average enrollment for elementary schools in New Hampshire is about 249, so this school runs 24% bigger than that.
Richard Maghakian Memorial School is one school in Brookline School District, a system of 2 schools with 551 students.
Richard Maghakian Memorial School's enrollment is 93% White. Next come 3% Asian and 2% multiracial. The county population is about 82% White. Richard Maghakian Memorial School's diversity index is 13%, against a US figure of 70%.
Richard Maghakian Memorial School counts 29.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 10.5 students for each one. For comparison, elementary schools in New Hampshire average 11.0:1. About 3% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Hillsborough County average 26%.
The allk12 Grade for Richard Maghakian Memorial School is A-. Compared with New Hampshire public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 84% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Richard Maghakian Memorial School is 7.3 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (69.0% versus 61.7%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in New Hampshire.
Census estimates describe Hillsborough County this way: the median household income is $103,545, about 42% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 4%. In all, Hillsborough County has 127 public schools and roughly 53,974 students.
The closest public school to Richard Maghakian Memorial School is Captain Samuel Douglass Academy, about 2.3 miles away. Richard Maghakian Memorial School is one of several public schools in the area, with 7 others within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 67.0%, lower than Richard Maghakian Memorial School's 69.0%.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment went from 312 in 2020-21 to 309 in 2024-25, a change of 3 students. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 12.0:1 to 10.5:1.
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