Enrollment
64
Elementary
DISTRICT 192 · STATE 249
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MERRIMACK VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 330476000285
Salisbury Elementary School
6 Whittemore Rd., Salisbury, NH 03268 · (603) 648-2206 · Merrimack County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL64 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 74% of New Hampshire public elementary schools
- B+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
7.3:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.0:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
20 students
DISTRICT 28% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 7 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 13 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 10 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 11 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 9 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 14 | 22% |
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · 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 Merrimack Valley School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NHSAS 2024-25 . % Above ProficientEnglish Language Arts
74.0%
NH avg 55.2%
Math
56.0%
NH avg 43.0%
What this means: On the NHSAS, New Hampshire's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
55.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.3%
based on NH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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%.
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 Salisbury Elementary School
Salisbury Elementary School's state test result (55.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salisbury Elementary School this school | 64 | 31.3% | 55.9% |
| Alstead Primary School Alstead | 69 | 27.5% | 54.8% |
| Surry Village Charter School Surry | 79 | 27.8% | N/A |
| Milan Village Elementary School Milan | 102 | 28.4% | 38.3% |
| Heartwood Public Charter School Jefferson | 89 | 32.6% | 27.5% |
| New Hampton Community School New Hampton | 93 | 35.5% | 53.6% |
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 Salisbury Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Hampshire | In Merrimack County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 64 | #264 of 300 | #33 of 34 |
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
64
+2 (+3%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 90
Student : Teacher
7.3:1
was 8.9:1
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 | 64 | 8.8 | 7.3:1 | 31% (20) |
| 2023-24 | 67 | 7.9 | 8.5:1 | 18% (12) |
| 2022-23 | 62 | 7.9 | 7.8:1 | 15% (9) |
| 2020-21 | 62 | 7 | 8.9:1 | 16% (10) |
| 2017-18 | 78 | 7.7 | 10.1:1 | 19% (15) |
| 2015-16 | 82 | 7 | 11.7:1 | 26% (21) |
| 2010-11 | 98 | 8 | 12.3:1 | 22% (22) |
| 2000-01 | 88 | 6 | 14.7:1 | 11% (10) |
| 1990-91 | 90 | 5 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Salisbury Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (78 to 64); teachers up 14% (7.7 to 8.8).
About Salisbury Elementary School
Salisbury Elementary School is a very small elementary school in Salisbury, New Hampshire, under Merrimack Valley School District. Enrollment totals 64 students across kindergarten through 5. That puts enrollment 74% below the 249-student average for elementary schools in New Hampshire.
In Merrimack Valley School District, 7 schools enroll a combined 2,170 students.
A large majority of enrollment at Salisbury Elementary School is White, at 89%. After that, the student body is 5% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. Among Merrimack County residents, the White share is about 91%. A diversity index of 20% means there is a 20% chance two randomly chosen students at Salisbury Elementary School are from different groups.
For every teacher at Salisbury Elementary School, there are about 7.3 students; the school has 8.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in New Hampshire, 11.0:1, is higher. There are 20 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 31% of enrollment.
Among New Hampshire public elementary schools, Salisbury Elementary School outscored 74%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
Salisbury Elementary School sits between the top and bottom 10% of New Hampshire schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 55.9% and a predicted 43.3%.
Merrimack County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $97,004 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. Public schools in Merrimack County number 61, with about 17,429 students.
The closest school to Salisbury Elementary School is Webster Elementary School, located about 4.8 miles away. Salisbury Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within ten miles. Salisbury Elementary School's average proficiency of 55.9% compares with 34.1% for its nearest scored neighbors.
NCES assigns Salisbury Elementary School the locale Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased from 62 to 64, a 3% rise. Federal data show the ratio falling from 8.9:1 to 7.3:1.
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Merrimack County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
155,967
Census ACS
Median income
$97,004
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
61
17,429 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Merrimack Valley School District
- Merrimack Valley High SchoolHigh · 744 students
- Merrimack Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 466 students
- Penacook Elementary SchoolElementary · 325 students
- Loudon Elementary SchoolElementary · 243 students
- Boscawen Elementary SchoolElementary · 240 students
- Webster Elementary SchoolElementary · 88 students
Other Salisbury Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 4 states are named Salisbury Elementary. Salisbury Elementary School is the 5th largest of the 5.
- Salisbury Elementary SchoolAllentown, PA · 461 students
- Salisbury ElementarySalisbury, MA · 386 students
- Salisbury Elementary SchoolGap, PA · 258 students
- SALISBURY ELEM.SALISBURY, MO · 231 students
Nearby schools
- Webster Elementary School4.8 mi · 88
- Franklin High School5.3 mi · 280
- Paul A. Smith School5.6 mi · 261
- Franklin Middle School6.2 mi · 301
- Andover Elementary School6.2 mi · 165
- Southwick School6.9 mi · 251
Frequently asked questions
About Salisbury Elementary SchoolHow large is Salisbury Elementary School?
Salisbury Elementary School enrolls approximately 64 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Salisbury Elementary School serve?
Salisbury Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Salisbury Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Salisbury Elementary School is approximately 7.3:1 (9 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Salisbury Elementary School?
Salisbury Elementary School reports a student body of 89% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Salisbury Elementary School?
Salisbury Elementary School is overseen by Merrimack Valley School District in Merrimack County.
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