Enrollment
168
Elementary
DISTRICT 133 · STATE 249
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SUNAPEE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 330654000430
Sunapee Central School
22 School St., Sunapee, NH 03782 · (603) 763-5675 · Sullivan County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL168 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 91% 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.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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
9.0:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.7:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
43 students
DISTRICT 19% · 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 | 17 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 27 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 38 | 23% |
| Grade 3 | 21 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 31 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 34 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (17) is 50% smaller than its 5th grade class (34).
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 18% · 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 Sunapee School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NHSAS 2024-25 . % Above ProficientEnglish Language Arts
71.0%
NH avg 55.2%
Math
69.0%
NH avg 43.0%
What this means: On the NHSAS, New Hampshire's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NH schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
65.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.0%
based on NH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+18.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 47% typical for New Hampshire schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 19 points, placing it in New Hampshire's top 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 Sunapee Central School
Sunapee Central School's state test result (65.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunapee Central School this school | 168 | 25.6% | 65.8% |
| New Durham Elementary School New Durham | 144 | 23.6% | 47.8% |
| Maple Street Magnet School Rochester | 114 | 24.6% | 38.3% |
| Thornton Central School Thornton | 172 | 22.7% | 60.6% |
| Canaan Elementary School Canaan | 236 | 27.1% | 49.5% |
| Florence Rideout Elementary School Wilton | 211 | 22.3% | 41.3% |
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 Sunapee Central School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Hampshire | In Sullivan County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.8% | #27 of 209 | #2 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #30 of 209 | #2 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #27 of 210 | #2 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 168 | #202 of 300 | #7 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.6% | #110 of 240 | #7 of 10 |
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
168
+15 (+10%) vs 2020
-39% since 1990-91, when it was 274
Student : Teacher
9.0:1
was 9.0:1
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 | 168 | 18.6 | 9.0:1 | 26% (43) |
| 2023-24 | 178 | 17.6 | 10.1:1 | 22% (40) |
| 2022-23 | 159 | 19.2 | 8.3:1 | 25% (39) |
| 2020-21 | 153 | 17 | 9.0:1 | 29% (44) |
| 2017-18 | 158 | 18.1 | 8.7:1 | 19% (30) |
| 2015-16 | 166 | 18 | 9.2:1 | 22% (37) |
| 2010-11 | 201 | 19 | 10.6:1 | 21% (43) |
| 2000-01 | 228 | 15 | 15.2:1 | 16% (36) |
| 1990-91 | 274 | 14 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sunapee Central School.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (158 to 168); teachers up 3% (18.1 to 18.6).
About Sunapee Central School
Sunapee Central School is a small elementary school in New Hampshire, located in Sunapee. The school enrolls 168 students, from kindergarten through 5. Average enrollment for elementary schools in New Hampshire is about 249, so this school runs 33% smaller than that.
Across its 3 schools, Sunapee School District enrolls 400 students. Sunapee Central School is one of those schools.
The large majority of students at Sunapee Central School, 92%, are White. Next come 5% Hispanic and 2% Asian. County-wide, about 92% of residents are White. Sunapee Central School has a diversity index of 16%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal staffing data show 18.6 full-time-equivalent teachers at Sunapee Central School and a ratio of 9.0:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in New Hampshire is 11.0:1, higher than at this school. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 26% of enrollment. That rate is below the 37% average among public schools in Sullivan County.
allk12 grades Sunapee Central School an A. The grade compares the school only with New Hampshire public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Sunapee Central School is +18.8 points, in the top 10% of New Hampshire. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 65.8%, and the predicted rate is 47.0%.
Sullivan County has about 43,715 residents, and median household income is about $80,858, about 30% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 29 public schools in Sullivan County, with a combined enrollment of about 4,498.
Sunapee Sr. High School is the closest public school, about 0.4 miles away in a straight line. Sunapee Central School is one of several public schools in the area, with 7 others within five miles. Among 6 nearby schools that report test results, Sunapee Central School ranks 1st on proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Sunapee Central School as Rural: Remote, meaning in rural territory far from an urban area.
Federal counts put enrollment at 153 in 2020-21 and 168 in 2024-25, a 10% gain.
Community posts for Sunapee Central School can cover science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 Sunapee School District
- Sunapee Sr. High SchoolHigh · 131 students
- Sunapee Middle High SchoolMiddle · 101 students
Other schools in Sunapee
- Sunapee Sr. High SchoolHigh · 131 students
- Sunapee Middle High SchoolMiddle · 101 students
Nearby schools
- Sunapee Sr. High School0.4 mi · 131
- Sunapee Middle High School0.4 mi · 101
- Richards Elementary School4.4 mi · 273
- Newport Middle School4.6 mi · 138
- Newport Middle High School (High)4.6 mi · 291
- Newport SOAR High School4.6 mi · 7
Frequently asked questions
About Sunapee Central SchoolHow many students attend Sunapee Central School?
Sunapee Central School enrolls approximately 168 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Sunapee Central School serve?
Sunapee Central School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Sunapee Central School have?
Sunapee Central School employs 19 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Sunapee Central School?
Student demographics at Sunapee Central School are roughly 92% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Sunapee Central School in?
Sunapee Central School is part of Sunapee School District.
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