Russell Elementary School

Russell Elementary School, a very small elementary campus in Rumney, New Hampshire, one of the schools within Rumney School District, enrolls 84 students, covering grades K through 8. That puts it 66% leaner than the typical public school in New Hampshire, which averages around 249 students.

Russell Elementary School sits inside Rumney School District, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

On the student-mix side, Russell Elementary School lists that nearly all students (99%) are White. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 88%.

Looking at school resources, Russell Elementary School lists 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 6.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.0:1, putting Russell Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 40% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is north of Grafton County's rate of about 25%.

With demographic context factored in, Russell Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 37.4%; this one delivers 35.0%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Grafton County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $88,261 per year, 47% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Grafton County's 53 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,161 students), Russell Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Mountain Village Charter School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.9 miles from this campus. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Russell Elementary School ranks 8th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 55.4%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Russell Elementary School has contracted 21%, going from 106 students in 2018 to 84 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 7.4:1 in 2018 to 6.0:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.