Sutton Central Elementary School

Located at 28 Newbury Road, in Sutton Mills, New Hampshire, Sutton Central Elementary School is an one-room-style elementary campus that enrolls 87 students (grades K through 5), part of Kearsarge Regional School District. Enrollment runs roughly 65% below the state mean of about 249.

Kearsarge Regional School District runs 8 schools in total, collectively educating 1,672 students. Sutton Central Elementary School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Sutton Central Elementary School logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (94%); the rest consists of 3% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, Sutton Central Elementary School records 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.0:1, putting Sutton Central Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 14% of students at Sutton Central Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably below Merrimack County's rate of about 25%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Sutton Central Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 54.6%; this one delivers 53.5%.

Across the wider county, census data for Merrimack County shows median household income runs about $97,004, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Merrimack County's 61 public schools (combined enrollment of about 17,429 students), Sutton Central Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Kearsarge Regional Middle School, around 1.6 miles off. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Sutton Central Elementary School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 54.3%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Sutton Central Elementary School has edged down 14%, going from 101 students in 2018 to 87 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.