Enrollment
287
Elementary
STATE 249
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SEACOAST CHARTER SCHOOL·NCES 330003100606
Seacoast Charter School
171 Watson Road, Dover, NH 03820 · (603) 842-5764 · Strafford County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY41-RURALCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL287 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 20% of New Hampshire public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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
13.7:1
21 FTE teachers
STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
12%
35 students
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 | 58 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 2 | 1% |
| Grade 2 | 32 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 32 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 32 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 33 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 33 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 31 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 34 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is 71% larger than its 8th grade class (34).
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
Test scores
NHSAS 2024-25 . % Above ProficientEnglish Language Arts
53.0%
NH avg 55.2%
Math
31.0%
NH avg 43.0%
What this means: On the NHSAS, New Hampshire's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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
43.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.7%
based on NH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 Seacoast Charter School
Seacoast Charter School's state test result (43.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seacoast Charter School this school | 287 | 12.2% | 43.9% |
| Swasey Central School Brentwood | 282 | 9.9% | 72.6% |
| Jacques Memorial Elementary School Milford | 276 | 13.8% | N/A |
| Adeline C. Marston School Hampton | 303 | 17.2% | 65.6% |
| Mont Vernon Village School Mont Vernon | 234 | 8.5% | 76.8% |
| North Salem Elementary School Salem | 353 | 9.1% | 62.4% |
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 Seacoast Charter School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Hampshire | In Strafford County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.9% | #128 of 209 | #10 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #172 of 209 | #17 of 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #101 of 210 | #7 of 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 287 | #123 of 300 | #12 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #162 of 179 | #16 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.4% | #124 of 181 | #14 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 12.2% | #188 of 240 | #19 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.0% | #122 of 139 | #11 of 13 |
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
287
-9 (-3%) vs 2020
+68% since 2010-11, when it was 171
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 17.4:1
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 | 287 | 21 | 13.7:1 | 12% (35) |
| 2023-24 | 288 | 21 | 13.7:1 | 12% (35) |
| 2022-23 | 299 | 21 | 14.2:1 | 11% (34) |
| 2020-21 | 296 | 17 | 17.4:1 | 9% (26) |
| 2017-18 | 299 | N/A | N/A | 15% (46) |
| 2015-16 | 203 | 18 | 11.3:1 | 10% (20) |
| 2010-11 | 171 | 11 | 15.6:1 | 4% (6) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Seacoast Charter School.
About Seacoast Charter School
Seacoast Charter School is a public mid-sized elementary school in Dover, New Hampshire. Federal data show 287 students enrolled in pre-K through 8 in 2024-25.
Seacoast Charter School is its own local education agency in federal data.
White students account for 90% of the school's enrollment. Other reported shares: 5% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Among Strafford County residents, the White share is about 88%. A diversity index of 19% means there is a 19% chance two randomly chosen students at Seacoast Charter School are from different groups.
The school had 21 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 13.7:1. The school's 13.7:1 compares with an average of 11.0:1 for elementary schools in New Hampshire. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 12%. The 26% average for public schools in Strafford County is 14 points higher.
Seacoast Charter School holds a C- allk12 Grade, placing it above 20% of New Hampshire public elementary schools.
In New Hampshire, Seacoast Charter School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 43.9% actual against a predicted 55.7%.
Census data for Strafford County show median household income comes to about $88,570, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 39%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. There are 39 public schools in the county, enrolling about 13,978, Seacoast Charter School among them.
A public school about 2.0 miles away, Frances G. Hopkins Elementary School at Horne Street, is the closest to Seacoast Charter School. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Seacoast Charter School. On proficiency, Seacoast Charter School is behind the 47.9% nearby average, ranking 5th of 8.
The school is in rural territory close to an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Fringe). The school is a charter school, funded with public money and operated under a charter agreement.
Over 4 years, enrollment decreased by 9 students, from 296 to 287. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 17.4:1; by 2024-25 it was 13.7:1.
This page is set up for the Seacoast Charter School community to discuss open houses, carpools, and field trips. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Strafford County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
132,575
Census ACS
Median income
$88,570
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
39
13,978 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Dover
- Dover Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,371 students
- Dover Middle SchoolMiddle · 941 students
- Woodman Park SchoolElementary · 421 students
- Frances G. Hopkins Elementary School at Horne StreetElementary · 412 students
- Garrison SchoolElementary · 353 students
Nearby schools
- Frances G. Hopkins Elementary School at Horne Street2.0 mi · 412
- Woodman Park School2.6 mi · 421
- Idlehurst Elementary School2.9 mi · 341
- Dover Middle School3.2 mi · 941
- Dover Senior High School3.2 mi · 1,371
- Maple Wood Elementary School3.3 mi · 285
Frequently asked questions
About Seacoast Charter SchoolHow large is Seacoast Charter School?
Seacoast Charter School enrolls approximately 287 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Seacoast Charter School serve?
Seacoast Charter School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Seacoast Charter School?
Approximately 13.7:1 students per teacher at Seacoast Charter School.
How diverse is Seacoast Charter School?
Seacoast Charter School reports a student body of 90% White, 5% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Seacoast Charter School public or private?
Seacoast Charter School is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Seacoast Charter School.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.