Enrollment
177
Elementary
DISTRICT 153 · STATE 249
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WINNISQUAM REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 330730000464
Sanbornton Central School
16 Hunkins Pond Rd., Sanbornton, NH 03269 · (603) 286-8223 · Belknap County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL177 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 88% 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
13.4:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
63 students
DISTRICT 32% · 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 | 39 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 32 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 38 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 35 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 33 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (39) is 18% larger than its 4th grade class (33).
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 24% · 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 Winnisquam Regional School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NHSAS 2024-25 . % Above ProficientEnglish Language Arts
59.0%
NH avg 55.2%
Math
65.0%
NH avg 43.0%
What this means: On the NHSAS, New Hampshire's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 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
62.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.5%
based on NH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+21.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 41% 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 Sanbornton Central School
Sanbornton Central School's state test result (62.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanbornton Central School this school | 177 | 35.6% | 62.3% |
| Bethlehem Elementary School Bethlehem | 142 | 35.9% | 59.1% |
| Southwick School Northfield | 251 | 35.1% | 40.5% |
| Gonic School Gonic | 211 | 38.9% | 46.4% |
| Ashland Elementary School Ashland | 159 | 40.3% | 37.4% |
| Woodsville Elementary School Woodsville | 176 | 38.1% | 42.5% |
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 Sanbornton Central School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Hampshire | In Belknap County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.3% | #40 of 209 | #2 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #40 of 209 | #2 of 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #72 of 210 | #2 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 177 | #196 of 300 | #10 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.6% | #75 of 240 | #3 of 10 |
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
177
+17 (+11%) vs 2020
-1% since 1990-91, when it was 179
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 11.4:1
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 | 177 | 13.2 | 13.4:1 | 36% (63) |
| 2023-24 | 179 | 14.2 | 12.6:1 | 41% (73) |
| 2022-23 | 177 | 13.2 | 13.4:1 | 38% (67) |
| 2020-21 | 160 | 14 | 11.4:1 | 26% (41) |
| 2017-18 | 197 | 15.6 | 12.6:1 | 23% (46) |
| 2015-16 | 192 | 14 | 13.7:1 | 29% (56) |
| 2010-11 | 194 | 15 | 12.9:1 | 28% (54) |
| 2000-01 | 218 | 16 | 13.6:1 | 17% (38) |
| 1990-91 | 179 | 8 | 22.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sanbornton Central School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (197 to 177); teachers down 15% (15.6 to 13.2).
About Sanbornton Central School
Sanbornton Central School is an elementary school in Sanbornton, New Hampshire, according to federal school records. The school had 177 students in kindergarten through 4 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for elementary schools in New Hampshire is about 249, so this school runs 29% smaller than that.
Federal data list 5 schools in Winnisquam Regional School District, with 1,176 students enrolled.
Sanbornton Central School's enrollment is 82% White. The next largest groups are 10% multiracial and 5% Hispanic. The school's White share is 11 points below the 93% share among Belknap County residents. The school's diversity index is 31%, meaning two students picked at random have a 31% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teachers at the school number 13.2 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 13.4:1. On average, elementary schools in New Hampshire have 11.0:1, compared with 13.4:1 here. The school's lunch program data list 36% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
The allk12 Grade for Sanbornton Central School is A. Compared with New Hampshire public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 88% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On allk12's BeatsExpectations measure, Sanbornton Central School is among the top 10% of schools in New Hampshire. Predicted: 40.5%. Actual: 62.3%.
Within Belknap County, the median household income is $92,783, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. In all, Belknap County has 23 public schools and roughly 7,344 students.
The closest public school to Sanbornton Central School is Winnisquam Regional Middle School, about 3.6 miles away. Sanbornton Central School is one of several public schools in the area, with 7 others within five miles. Sanbornton Central School comes in 1st of 7 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Fringe: the school is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment at Sanbornton Central School grew 11% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 160 to 177 students. Federal data show the ratio rising from 11.4:1 to 13.4:1.
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Belknap County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
64,659
Census ACS
Median income
$92,783
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
7,344 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Winnisquam Regional School District
- Winnisquam Regional Middle SchoolMiddle · 361 students
- Winnisquam Regional High SchoolHigh · 357 students
- Southwick SchoolElementary · 251 students
- Winnisquam Early Learning CenterElementary · 30 students
Nearby schools
- Winnisquam Regional Middle School3.6 mi · 361
- Winnisquam Early Learning Center3.7 mi · 30
- Winnisquam Regional High School3.7 mi · 357
- Compass Classical Academy Charter School (H)3.8 mi · 43
- Compass Classical Academy Charter School (E)3.8 mi · 149
- Franklin Middle School4.2 mi · 301
Frequently asked questions
About Sanbornton Central SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Sanbornton Central School?
Sanbornton Central School enrolls approximately 177 students in grades KG-04.
What age range does Sanbornton Central School serve?
Sanbornton Central School serves students from grade KG through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at Sanbornton Central School?
Approximately 13.4:1 students per teacher at Sanbornton Central School.
How diverse is Sanbornton Central School?
Sanbornton Central School reports a student body of 82% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is Sanbornton Central School in?
Sanbornton Central School is part of Winnisquam Regional School District.
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