Enrollment
211
Elementary
DISTRICT 193 · STATE 249
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RYE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 330603000398
Rye Elementary School
461 Sagamore Rd., Rye, NH 03870 · (603) 436-4731 · Rockingham County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL211 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 97% 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.
- 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
9.7:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.2:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
1%
3 students
DISTRICT 2% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 34 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 27 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 40 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 34 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 42 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 34 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (27) is 21% smaller than its 4th grade class (34).
Student demographics
8%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 10% · 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
Rye Elementary School→Rye Junior High School
Based on grade levels within Rye School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NHSAS 2024-25 . % Above ProficientEnglish Language Arts
77.0%
NH avg 55.2%
Math
85.0%
NH avg 43.0%
What this means: On the NHSAS, New Hampshire's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 85 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
80.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.7%
based on NH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+18.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 81% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 63% 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 18 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 Rye Elementary School
Rye Elementary School's state test result (80.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rye Elementary School this school | 211 | 1.4% | 80.8% |
| Dunbarton Elementary School Dunbarton | 234 | 4.7% | 59.7% |
| North Hampton School North Hampton | 268 | 3.4% | 73.9% |
| Lionheart Classical Academy Chartered Public School Peterborough | 311 | 5.8% | 39.7% |
| Lincoln Akerman School Hampton Falls | 190 | 4.2% | 63.9% |
| Daniel J. Bakie School Kingston | 269 | 7.4% | 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 Rye Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Hampshire | In Rockingham County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 80.8% | #5 of 209 | #1 of 45 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 85.0% | #5 of 209 | #1 of 45 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.0% | #14 of 210 | #5 of 45 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 211 | #176 of 300 | #47 of 59 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.7:1 | #37 of 179 | #13 of 46 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 8.2% | #175 of 181 | #47 of 47 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 1.4% | #240 of 240 | #54 of 54 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.2% | #17 of 139 | #4 of 32 |
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
211
+3 (+1%) vs 2020
-21% since 1990-91, when it was 267
Student : Teacher
9.7:1
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 | 211 | 21.8 | 9.7:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2023-24 | 209 | 21.8 | 9.6:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2022-23 | 200 | 21.8 | 9.2:1 | 2% (3) |
| 2020-21 | 208 | 22 | 9.4:1 | 2% (4) |
| 2017-18 | 286 | 25.3 | 11.3:1 | 7% (19) |
| 2015-16 | 276 | 25 | 11.0:1 | 7% (18) |
| 2010-11 | 329 | 28 | 11.8:1 | 8% (26) |
| 2000-01 | 356 | 25 | 14.2:1 | 1% (5) |
| 1990-91 | 267 | 16 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rye Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 26% (286 to 211); teachers down 14% (25.3 to 21.8).
About Rye Elementary School
Rye Elementary School sits in Rye, New Hampshire, and is classified as an elementary school. The school's enrollment of 211 students covers pre-K through 4.
Rye Elementary School is one of 2 schools in Rye School District, which enrolls 386 students in total.
Rye Elementary School's enrollment is 96% White. Next come 3% multiracial. Rye Elementary School's diversity index is 8%, against a US figure of 70%.
Its 21.8 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 9.7:1. This ratio sits 1.3 below the 11.0:1 average for elementary schools in New Hampshire. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 1%. The gap from the 13% average for public schools in Rockingham County is 12 points.
The allk12 Grade for Rye Elementary School is A+. Compared with New Hampshire public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 97% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. Rye Elementary School beats its 62.7% prediction with 80.8%, a top-10% result in New Hampshire.
Among Rockingham County residents, the median household income is $118,331, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Rye Elementary School is one of 99 public schools in the county.
Mary C. Dondero Elementary School is located about 0.9 miles from Rye Elementary School. The five-mile area around Rye Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Rye Elementary School comes in 1st of 7 nearby schools on average proficiency.
NCES assigns Rye Elementary School the locale Suburb: Small, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment went from 208 in 2020-21 to 211 in 2024-25, a change of 3 students.
Discussions about Rye Elementary School may include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Rockingham County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
319,082
Census ACS
Median income
$118,331
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
99
41,753 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other Rye Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Rye Elementary. Rye Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Rye Elementary SchoolRYE, CO · 319 students
Nearby schools
- Mary C. Dondero Elementary School0.9 mi · 328
- Rye Junior High School1.2 mi · 175
- Portsmouth High School2.2 mi · 1,017
- Little Harbour School2.6 mi · 325
- PEEP School - Pre School Program2.6 mi · 24
- Portsmouth Middle School3.1 mi · 486
Frequently asked questions
About Rye Elementary SchoolHow large is Rye Elementary School?
Rye Elementary School enrolls approximately 211 students in grades PK-04.
Is Rye Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Rye Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Rye Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Rye Elementary School is approximately 9.7:1 (22 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Rye Elementary School?
Student demographics at Rye Elementary School are roughly 96% White, 1% Hispanic, 3% Two or more.
What district is Rye Elementary School in?
Rye Elementary School is part of Rye School District.
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