Enrollment
132
Elementary
DISTRICT 130 · STATE 249
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KEARSARGE REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 330404000197
Simonds Elementary School
14 Church St., Warner, NH 03278 · (603) 456-2241 · Merrimack County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL132 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 77% 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.
- B+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
8.3:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.0:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
25 students
DISTRICT 17% · 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 | 18 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 18 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 15 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 24 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 27 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 30 | 23% |
This year's kindergarten class (18) is 40% smaller than its 5th grade class (30).
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 13% · 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 Kearsarge Regional School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NHSAS 2024-25 . % Above ProficientEnglish Language Arts
64.0%
NH avg 55.2%
Math
68.0%
NH avg 43.0%
What this means: On the NHSAS, New Hampshire's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 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
59.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.3%
based on NH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 Simonds Elementary School
Simonds Elementary School's state test result (59.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simonds Elementary School this school | 132 | 18.9% | 59.6% |
| Northeast Woodland Chartered Public School Conway | 172 | 19.2% | 28.2% |
| Holderness Central School Holderness | 156 | 17.9% | 67.8% |
| Cornish Elementary School Cornish | 137 | 16.8% | 45.3% |
| New Durham Elementary School New Durham | 144 | 23.6% | 47.8% |
| Mountain Village Charter School Plymouth | 117 | 13.7% | 49.1% |
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 Simonds Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Hampshire | In Merrimack County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.6% | #51 of 209 | #4 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.0% | #32 of 209 | #2 of 24 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #50 of 210 | #4 of 24 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 132 | #226 of 300 | #28 of 34 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 18.9% | #144 of 240 | #21 of 28 |
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
132
-15 (-10%) vs 2020
-35% since 1990-91, when it was 204
Student : Teacher
8.3:1
was 7.7:1
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 | 132 | 15.9 | 8.3:1 | 19% (25) |
| 2023-24 | 130 | 18.3 | 7.1:1 | 19% (25) |
| 2022-23 | 157 | 19.5 | 8.1:1 | 21% (33) |
| 2020-21 | 147 | 19 | 7.7:1 | 22% (33) |
| 2017-18 | 162 | 16.4 | 9.9:1 | 30% (48) |
| 2015-16 | 156 | 16 | 9.8:1 | 26% (40) |
| 2010-11 | 163 | 16 | 10.2:1 | 27% (44) |
| 2000-01 | 186 | 15 | 12.4:1 | 25% (47) |
| 1990-91 | 204 | 12 | 17.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Simonds Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (162 to 132); teachers down 3% (16.4 to 15.9).
About Simonds Elementary School
Families in Warner, New Hampshire, are served by Simonds Elementary School, a small elementary school. It has an enrollment of 132 students in kindergarten through 5. Elementary schools in New Hampshire average about 249 students, which makes this school 47% below average.
Kearsarge Regional School District is made up of 8 schools with 1,672 students in all.
Simonds Elementary School is 94% White by enrollment. The remaining shares are 2% multiracial. That is in line with Merrimack County, where about 91% of residents are White. The diversity index for Simonds Elementary School is 12%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
A staff of 15.9 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 8.3:1. The gap from the 11.0:1 average for elementary schools in New Hampshire is 2.7 students per teacher. By family income, 19% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Simonds Elementary School earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 77% of New Hampshire public elementary schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Simonds Elementary School is 8.3 points above its prediction. Actual: 59.6%. Predicted: 51.3%.
Looking at the county, Merrimack County, median household income comes to about $97,004, about 39% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 4%. The county's public schools total 61, with about 17,429 students.
Webster Elementary School sits about 5.3 miles from Simonds Elementary School. Simonds Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within ten miles. The school's 59.6% average proficiency ranks 3rd among 8 nearby schools.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Distant, or in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Federal enrollment counts fell from 147 (2020-21) to 132 (2024-25).
On allk12, people connected to Simonds Elementary School can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 Kearsarge Regional School District
- Kearsarge Regional High SchoolHigh · 485 students
- Kearsarge Regional Middle SchoolMiddle · 410 students
- Kearsarge Reg. Elem. School at New LondonElementary · 330 students
- Kearsarge Reg. Elementary School - BradfordElementary · 177 students
- Sutton Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 87 students
- Kearsarge Regional Preschool BradfordElementary · 29 students
Other Simonds Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Simonds Elementary. Simonds Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Simonds ElementarySan Jose, CA · 480 students
- Simonds Elementary SchoolMADISON HEIGHTS, MI · 260 students
Nearby schools
- Webster Elementary School5.3 mi · 88
- Hopkinton Middle School6.0 mi · 165
- Hopkinton High School6.0 mi · 284
- Kearsarge Reg. Elementary School - Bradford6.2 mi · 177
- Kearsarge Regional Preschool Bradford6.2 mi · 29
- Kearsarge Regional High School6.4 mi · 485
Frequently asked questions
About Simonds Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Simonds Elementary School?
Simonds Elementary School enrolls approximately 132 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Simonds Elementary School serve?
Simonds Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Simonds Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Simonds Elementary School is approximately 8.3:1 (16 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Simonds Elementary School?
Simonds Elementary School reports a student body of 94% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Simonds Elementary School?
Simonds Elementary School is overseen by Kearsarge Regional School District in Merrimack County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.