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Enrollment
477
High
DISTRICT 256 · STATE 496
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLAREMONT SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 330234000045
Stevens High School
175 Broad St., Claremont, NH 03743 · (603) 543-4220 · Sullivan County
GRADES 09–13HIGH33-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL477 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.9:1 · STATE 11.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
158 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 26%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Claremont School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NHSAS 2024-25 . % Above ProficientEnglish Language Arts
52.0%
NH avg 55.2%
Math
15.0%
NH avg 43.0%
What this means: On the NHSAS, New Hampshire's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 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
36.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.1%
based on NH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
477
-66 (-12%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 11.1:1
% White
87%
was 92%
% Hispanic
4%
was 2%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
2%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Stevens High School
Stevens High School, a mid-tier high school in Claremont, New Hampshire, run under Claremont School District, works with 477 students, covering grades 9 through 13.
Within Claremont School District, which oversees 6 schools and 1,534 students, Stevens High School is one campus in the system.
In terms of who attends, Stevens High School lists that nearly all students (87%) are White. Beyond that, the school reports 6% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, 2% Asian.
In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.2:1, putting Stevens High School higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 33% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, Stevens High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 42.1%, the actual is 36.3%, a residual of -5.8 points.
In the broader community, census data for Sullivan County shows the typical household earns roughly $80,858 per year, about 30% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across Sullivan County's 29 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,498 students), Stevens High School is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: Claremont Preschool Center, around 0.4 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Stevens High School at 2nd of 4; the average score across the group is 28.4%.
Stevens High School operates from a town-center location.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Stevens High School has shrank 12%, going from 543 students in 2018 to 477 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 92% to 87% over that span. Class-load math has widened: from 11.1:1 in 2018 to 12.7:1 in 2025.
Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Sullivan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
43,715
Census ACS
Median income
$80,858
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
29
4,498 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Claremont School District
- Claremont Middle SchoolMiddle · 333 students
- Maple Avenue SchoolElementary · 264 students
- Disnard Elementary SchoolElementary · 254 students
- Bluff SchoolElementary · 163 students
- Claremont Preschool CenterElementary · 43 students
Other schools in Claremont
- Claremont Middle SchoolMiddle · 333 students
- Maple Avenue SchoolElementary · 264 students
- Disnard Elementary SchoolElementary · 254 students
- Bluff SchoolElementary · 163 students
- Claremont Preschool CenterElementary · 43 students
- River View Chartered Public SchoolHigh · 30 students
Nearby schools
- Claremont Preschool Center0.4 mi · 43
- Claremont Middle School0.4 mi · 333
- Bluff School0.6 mi · 163
- River View Chartered Public School0.7 mi · 30
- Disnard Elementary School1.0 mi · 254
- Maple Avenue School1.7 mi · 264
Frequently asked questions
About Stevens High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Stevens High School?
Stevens High School enrolls approximately 477 students in grades 09-13.
What grades does Stevens High School serve?
Stevens High School serves grades 09-13.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Stevens High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Stevens High School is approximately 12.7:1 (38 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Stevens High School?
At Stevens High School, the student body is approximately 87% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Stevens High School public or private?
Stevens High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Claremont School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.