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What's the one class at Stratham Memorial School every student should take?
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Enrollment
498
Elementary
STATE 249
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·STRATHAM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 330648000429
Stratham Memorial School
39 Gifford Farm Rd., Stratham, NH 03885 · (603) 772-5413 · Rockingham County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL498 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 78% of New Hampshire public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
10.2:1
49 FTE teachers
STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
4%
20 students
STATE 26%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 19 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 82 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 76 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 86 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 80 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 80 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 75 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (82) is 9% larger than its 5th grade class (75).
Student demographics
17%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
69.0%
NH avg 55.2%
Math
75.0%
NH avg 43.0%
What this means: On the NHSAS, New Hampshire's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 75 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
66.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.0%
based on NH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 Stratham Memorial School
Stratham Memorial School's state test result (66.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stratham Memorial School this school | 498 | 4.0% | 66.4% |
| Greenland Central School Greenland | 367 | 4.4% | 62.1% |
| Chester Academy Chester | 508 | 6.1% | 56.9% |
| Bow Elementary School Bow | 542 | 5.2% | 73.0% |
| Auburn Village School Auburn | 692 | 5.6% | 62.8% |
| Richard Maghakian Memorial School Brookline | 309 | 2.9% | 69.0% |
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 Stratham Memorial School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Hampshire | In Rockingham County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.4% | #26 of 209 | #8 of 45 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 75.0% | #16 of 209 | #5 of 45 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #34 of 210 | #14 of 45 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 498 | #16 of 300 | #7 of 59 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.2:1 | #48 of 179 | #16 of 46 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.6% | #134 of 181 | #37 of 47 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 4.0% | #228 of 240 | #48 of 54 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.3% | #108 of 139 | #24 of 32 |
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
498
+17 (+4%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 582
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
was 9.8:1
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 | 498 | 49 | 10.2:1 | 4% (20) |
| 2023-24 | 520 | 46 | 11.3:1 | 6% (32) |
| 2022-23 | 521 | 44 | 11.8:1 | 6% (30) |
| 2020-21 | 481 | 49 | 9.8:1 | 2% (10) |
| 2017-18 | 543 | 44.9 | 12.1:1 | 6% (31) |
| 2015-16 | 570 | 47 | 12.1:1 | 6% (35) |
| 2010-11 | 628 | 48 | 13.1:1 | 7% (45) |
| 2000-01 | 647 | 44 | 14.7:1 | 2% (13) |
| 1990-91 | 582 | 28 | 20.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Stratham Memorial School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (543 to 498); teachers up 9% (44.9 to 49).
About Stratham Memorial School
The public elementary school Stratham Memorial School is located in Stratham, New Hampshire. The student body numbers 498 students, from pre-K through 5. An average school in this group (elementary schools in New Hampshire) has about 249 students.
Stratham Memorial School is run by Stratham School District.
White students make up 91% of enrollment at Stratham Memorial School. Other students are 3% Hispanic, 3% Asian, and 3% multiracial. For comparison, Rockingham County is about 91% White. The school's diversity index is 17%, meaning two students picked at random have a 17% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal staffing data show 49 full-time-equivalent teachers at Stratham Memorial School and a ratio of 10.2:1. This ratio sits 0.8 below the 11.0:1 average for elementary schools in New Hampshire. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 4% of students. That is 9 points below the 13% average for public schools in Rockingham County.
allk12 grades Stratham Memorial School an A-. The grade compares the school only with New Hampshire public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Schools in New Hampshire with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 61.0%. Stratham Memorial School scores 66.4%.
In Rockingham County (population about 319,082), the median household income is $118,331, about 46% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 3% of residents are in poverty. Stratham Memorial School is one of 99 public schools in the county.
Greenland Central School is the public school closest to Stratham Memorial School, about 2.6 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Stratham Memorial School places 1st out of 5 schools in its immediate area.
The school is in rural territory close to an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Fringe).
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 17 more students in 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Rockingham County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
319,082
Census ACS
Median income
$118,331
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
99
41,753 students
Quick facts
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- Coastal Waters Chartered Public School (E)4.0 mi · 66
- Virtual Learning Academy (E)4.2 mi · 124
Frequently asked questions
About Stratham Memorial SchoolHow large is Stratham Memorial School?
Stratham Memorial School enrolls approximately 498 students in grades PK-05.
Is Stratham Memorial School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Stratham Memorial School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Stratham Memorial School have?
Stratham Memorial School employs 49 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Stratham Memorial School?
Student demographics at Stratham Memorial School are roughly 91% White, 3% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Stratham Memorial School in?
Stratham Memorial School is part of Stratham School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.