Enrollment
87
Elementary
DISTRICT 130 · STATE 249
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KEARSARGE REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 330404000198
Sutton Central Elementary School
28 Newbury Road, Sutton Mills, NH 03221 · (603) 927-4215 · Merrimack County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL87 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 52% of New Hampshire public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
9.9:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.0:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
14%
12 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 | 11 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 13 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 16 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 11 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 15 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 21 | 24% |
This year's kindergarten class (11) is 48% smaller than its 5th grade class (21).
Student demographics
11%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.
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NHSAS 2024-25 . % Above ProficientEnglish Language Arts
63.0%
NH avg 55.2%
Math
42.0%
NH avg 43.0%
What this means: On the NHSAS, New Hampshire's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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
53.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.6%
based on NH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 Sutton Central Elementary School
Sutton Central Elementary School's state test result (53.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sutton Central Elementary School this school | 87 | 13.8% | 53.5% |
| Mountain Village Charter School Plymouth | 117 | 13.7% | 49.1% |
| Lafayette Regional School Franconia | 98 | 13.3% | 67.6% |
| Sandwich Central School Ctr. Sandwich | 85 | 10.6% | 60.6% |
| Webster Elementary School Webster | 88 | 18.2% | 41.6% |
| Canterbury Elementary School Canterbury | 90 | 8.9% | 73.3% |
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 Sutton Central Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Hampshire | In Merrimack County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 87 | #251 of 300 | #31 of 34 |
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
87
-1 (-1%) vs 2020
+36% since 1990-91, when it was 64
Student : Teacher
9.9:1
was 8.0:1
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 | 87 | 8.8 | 9.9:1 | 14% (12) |
| 2023-24 | 86 | 10 | 8.6:1 | 16% (14) |
| 2022-23 | 85 | 8.5 | 10.0:1 | 16% (14) |
| 2020-21 | 88 | 11 | 8.0:1 | 15% (13) |
| 2017-18 | 101 | 9.5 | 10.6:1 | 28% (28) |
| 2015-16 | 101 | 10 | 10.1:1 | 26% (26) |
| 2010-11 | 81 | 9 | 9.0:1 | 15% (12) |
| 2000-01 | 87 | 6 | 14.5:1 | 9% (8) |
| 1990-91 | 64 | 7 | 9.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sutton Central Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (101 to 87); teachers down 7% (9.5 to 8.8).
About Sutton Central Elementary School
Sutton Central Elementary School is an elementary school located in Sutton Mills, New Hampshire, in Merrimack County. It enrolled 87 students in kindergarten through 5 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, elementary schools in New Hampshire average about 249 students each.
Kearsarge Regional School District has 1,672 students spread across 8 schools.
Sutton Central Elementary School enrolls a student body that is 94% White. The school is also 3% multiracial. For comparison, Merrimack County is about 91% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Sutton Central Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 11%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 9.9:1, with 8.8 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. For comparison, elementary schools in New Hampshire average 11.0:1. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 14%. It compares with 25% for public schools in Merrimack County.
Sutton Central Elementary School is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 52% of New Hampshire public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Sutton Central Elementary School would be expected to post about 54.6%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 53.5%.
Merrimack County census figures show that median household income is about $97,004, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Sutton Central Elementary School is among the 61 public schools in Merrimack County.
The shortest distance from Sutton Central Elementary School to another public school is about 1.6 miles, to Kearsarge Regional Middle School. The five-mile area around Sutton Central Elementary School holds 4 other public schools. Sutton Central Elementary School comes in 4th of 7 nearby schools on average proficiency.
In the federal locale system, Sutton Central Elementary School is coded Rural: Remote, for schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 87, starting from 88. The school's ratio rose from 8.0:1 to 9.9:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The Sutton Central Elementary School community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
- Simonds Elementary SchoolElementary · 132 students
- Kearsarge Regional Preschool BradfordElementary · 29 students
Nearby schools
- Kearsarge Regional Middle School1.6 mi · 410
- Kearsarge Regional High School2.8 mi · 485
- Kearsarge Reg. Elementary School - Bradford4.7 mi · 177
- Kearsarge Regional Preschool Bradford4.7 mi · 29
- Kearsarge Reg. Elem. School at New London6.0 mi · 330
- Kearsarge Regional Preschool New London6.1 mi · 22
Frequently asked questions
About Sutton Central Elementary SchoolHow large is Sutton Central Elementary School?
Sutton Central Elementary School enrolls approximately 87 students in grades KG-05.
Is Sutton Central Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Sutton Central Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Sutton Central Elementary School have?
Sutton Central Elementary School employs 9 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Sutton Central Elementary School?
At Sutton Central Elementary School, the student body is approximately 94% White, 3% Two or more.
Is Sutton Central Elementary School public or private?
Sutton Central Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Kearsarge Regional School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.