Sanbornton Central School

Sanbornton Central School is a tight-knit elementary campus in Sanbornton, New Hampshire, part of Winnisquam Regional School District. The school caters to 177 students in grades K through 4. By comparison, New Hampshire's public schools average about 249 students each, so Sanbornton Central School sits 29% smaller than that benchmark.

Across the 5 schools in Winnisquam Regional School District (1,176 students total), Sanbornton Central School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Sanbornton Central School logs that 82% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 10% multiracial, 5% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 93% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school lists 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.0:1, putting Sanbornton Central School higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 36% of students at Sanbornton Central School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, Sanbornton Central School sits in the top 10% of New Hampshire schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 40.5%; actual is 62.3%, +21.8 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Belknap County put median household earnings sit near $92,783, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Sanbornton Central School is one of 23 public schools in Belknap County (combined enrollment of about 7,344 students).

Winnisquam Regional Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 3.6 miles from this campus. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Sanbornton Central School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 31.9%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Over the past 7-year window. Sanbornton Central School's enrollment has decreased 10% since 2018, when it stood at 197 (now 177). Over the same period, the White share decreased from 93% to 82%.

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