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Enrollment
478
Elementary
DISTRICT 448 · STATE 249
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BEDFORD SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 330174000580
Riddle Brook School
230 New Boston Rd., Bedford, NH 03110 · (603) 471-1082 · Hillsborough County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL478 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 99% of New Hampshire public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+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
13.7:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
4%
18 students
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 26%
Community
1
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 | 64 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 98 | 21% |
| Grade 2 | 109 | 23% |
| Grade 3 | 102 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 105 | 22% |
This year's kindergarten class (64) is 39% smaller than its 4th grade class (105).
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 38% · 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 Bedford School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NHSAS 2024-25 . % Above ProficientEnglish Language Arts
81.0%
NH avg 55.2%
Math
86.0%
NH avg 43.0%
What this means: On the NHSAS, New Hampshire's statewide test, about 81 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 86 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
83.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.1%
based on NH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+22.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 84% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 61% 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 22 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 Riddle Brook School
Riddle Brook School's state test result (83.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riddle Brook School this school | 478 | 3.8% | 83.5% |
| Hollis Primary School Hollis | 391 | 3.1% | 75.0% |
| Moharimet School Madbury | 309 | 3.2% | 73.7% |
| Mast Way School Lee | 348 | 8.3% | 74.7% |
| The Birches Academy of Academics - Art A Public Charter Sch Salem | 286 | 8.0% | 50.2% |
| Windham Academy Public Charter School Windham | 410 | 3.2% | 54.7% |
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 Riddle Brook School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Hampshire | In Hillsborough County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 83.5% | #1 of 209 | #1 of 51 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 86.0% | #3 of 209 | #2 of 51 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 81.0% | #7 of 210 | #3 of 52 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 478 | #20 of 300 | #11 of 68 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #161 of 179 | #45 of 52 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.8% | #57 of 181 | #34 of 52 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 3.8% | #229 of 240 | #58 of 60 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.6% | #67 of 139 | #25 of 40 |
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
478
-34 (-7%) vs 2020
-20% since 2000-01, when it was 600
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 13.5:1
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 | 478 | 35 | 13.7:1 | 4% (18) |
| 2023-24 | 502 | 32.5 | 15.4:1 | 4% (20) |
| 2022-23 | 526 | 36 | 14.6:1 | 3% (15) |
| 2020-21 | 512 | 38 | 13.5:1 | 2% (11) |
| 2017-18 | 553 | 36.7 | 15.1:1 | 1% (7) |
| 2015-16 | 539 | 33 | 16.3:1 | 3% (18) |
| 2010-11 | 590 | 39 | 15.1:1 | 3% (15) |
| 2000-01 | 600 | 34 | 17.6:1 | 1% (3) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Riddle Brook School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (553 to 478); teachers down 5% (36.7 to 35).
About Riddle Brook School
Among the schools in Bedford, New Hampshire, is Riddle Brook School, a high-enrollment elementary school. Its 478 students are spread across kindergarten through 4. The typical figure for elementary schools in New Hampshire is about 249 students.
The 6 schools in Bedford School District enroll 3,970 students altogether, Riddle Brook School among them.
At Riddle Brook School, White students make up 81% of the student body. Other students are 9% multiracial, 6% Asian, and 3% Hispanic. The county population is about 82% White, within a few points of the school. Riddle Brook School has a diversity index of 33%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 13.7:1, with 35 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in New Hampshire is 11.0:1, lower than at this school. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 4% of enrollment. Across public schools in Hillsborough County, the average is 26%.
Measured against New Hampshire public elementary schools, Riddle Brook School receives an A+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Test results at Riddle Brook School are 22.4 points above what its student poverty level predicts. The average proficiency rate on state tests is 83.5%, compared with a predicted 61.1%, which ranks in the top 10% in New Hampshire.
Hillsborough County has these Census figures: median household income is about $103,545, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 42%, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Riddle Brook School is among the 127 public schools in Hillsborough County.
The next-closest public school is Memorial School, about 2.2 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Riddle Brook School's average proficiency of 83.5% compares with 59.2% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Riddle Brook School has an NCES locale of Suburb: Mid-size.
The student count in 2024-25 was 478, 7% below the 512 of 2020-21.
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Hillsborough County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
426,378
Census ACS
Median income
$103,545
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
127
53,974 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bedford School District
- Bedford High SchoolHigh · 1,360 students
- Ross A. Lurgio Middle SchoolMiddle · 646 students
- McKelvie Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 619 students
- Memorial SchoolElementary · 439 students
- Peter Woodbury SchoolElementary · 428 students
Other schools in Bedford
- Bedford High SchoolHigh · 1,360 students
- Ross A. Lurgio Middle SchoolMiddle · 646 students
- McKelvie Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 619 students
- Memorial SchoolElementary · 439 students
- Peter Woodbury SchoolElementary · 428 students
Nearby schools
- Memorial School2.2 mi · 439
- Bedford High School2.4 mi · 1,360
- Ross A. Lurgio Middle School2.4 mi · 646
- McKelvie Intermediate School3.0 mi · 619
- Bartlett Elementary School3.0 mi · 177
- Parker-Varney School3.3 mi · 406
Frequently asked questions
About Riddle Brook SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Riddle Brook School?
Riddle Brook School enrolls approximately 478 students in grades KG-04.
Is Riddle Brook School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Riddle Brook School is an elementary school covering grades KG-04.
How many teachers does Riddle Brook School have?
Riddle Brook School employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
How diverse is Riddle Brook School?
Riddle Brook School reports a student body of 81% White, 3% Hispanic, 0% Black, 6% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Riddle Brook School?
Riddle Brook School is overseen by Bedford School District in Hillsborough County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.