Enrollment
282
Elementary
STATE 249
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BRENTWOOD SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 330201000030
Swasey Central School
355 Middle Rd., Brentwood, NH 03833 · (603) 642-3487 · Rockingham County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL282 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 93% 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.
- ·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
13.4:1
21 FTE teachers
STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
10%
28 students
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 16 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 35 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 42 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 44 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 49 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 38 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 58 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (35) is 40% smaller than its 5th grade class (58).
Student demographics
16%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
74.0%
NH avg 55.2%
Math
74.0%
NH avg 43.0%
What this means: On the NHSAS, New Hampshire's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 74 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
72.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.1%
based on NH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 57% 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 15 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 Swasey Central School
Swasey Central School's state test result (72.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swasey Central School this school | 282 | 9.9% | 72.6% |
| Seacoast Charter School Dover | 287 | 12.2% | 43.9% |
| Mont Vernon Village School Mont Vernon | 234 | 8.5% | 76.8% |
| Gilford Elementary School Gilford | 303 | 12.5% | 62.8% |
| Kearsarge Reg. Elem. School at New London New London | 330 | 11.2% | 56.8% |
| 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 Swasey Central School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Hampshire | In Rockingham County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.6% | #18 of 209 | #6 of 45 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.0% | #17 of 209 | #6 of 45 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.0% | #18 of 210 | #7 of 45 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 282 | #127 of 300 | #38 of 59 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #158 of 179 | #40 of 46 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.1% | #139 of 181 | #38 of 47 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 9.9% | #198 of 240 | #31 of 54 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.3% | #96 of 139 | #20 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
282
-1 (0%) vs 2020
+36% since 1990-91, when it was 208
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 11.3:1
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 | 282 | 21 | 13.4:1 | 10% (28) |
| 2023-24 | 295 | 28 | 10.5:1 | 8% (25) |
| 2022-23 | 293 | 26 | 11.3:1 | 8% (23) |
| 2020-21 | 283 | 25 | 11.3:1 | 2% (7) |
| 2017-18 | 311 | 22.6 | 13.8:1 | 6% (18) |
| 2015-16 | 328 | 23 | 14.3:1 | 6% (19) |
| 2010-11 | 397 | 28 | 14.2:1 | 3% (10) |
| 2000-01 | 255 | 21 | 12.1:1 | 5% (12) |
| 1990-91 | 208 | 18 | 11.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Swasey Central School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (311 to 282); teachers down 7% (22.6 to 21).
About Swasey Central School
Swasey Central School is an elementary school located in Brentwood, New Hampshire, in Rockingham County. The school offers pre-K through 5 and enrolls 282 students.
Swasey Central School belongs to Brentwood School District.
Roughly 91% of students at Swasey Central School are White. Other groups include 4% Asian. Rockingham County residents are about 91% White, a similar share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 16%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 13.4:1. The school has 21 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 11.0:1 average for elementary schools in New Hampshire is 2.5 students per teacher. In all, 10% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Among New Hampshire public elementary schools, Swasey Central School outscored 93%, which works out to an A on the allk12 Grade.
On BeatsExpectations, which compares test results with what a school's student poverty level would predict, Swasey Central School ranks in the top 10% in New Hampshire. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 72.6%, against a prediction of 57.1%.
In the wider Rockingham County area, median household income comes to about $118,331, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Rockingham County counts 99 public schools with about 41,753 students.
Among nearby public schools, Ellis School is closest at about 3.2 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 45.7%, lower than Swasey Central School's 72.6%.
Swasey Central School falls in the Rural: Fringe locale category, used for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
Federal data show 283 students in 2020-21 and 282 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 11.3:1 to 13.4:1.
On allk12, people connected to Swasey Central School can post about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Ellis School3.2 mi · 353
- Daniel J. Bakie School3.2 mi · 269
- Exeter High School4.0 mi · 1,348
- Epping High School4.2 mi · 213
- Epping Middle School4.2 mi · 194
- Epping Elementary School4.3 mi · 464
Frequently asked questions
About Swasey Central SchoolHow many students attend Swasey Central School?
Swasey Central School enrolls approximately 282 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Swasey Central School serve?
Swasey Central School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Swasey Central School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Swasey Central School is approximately 13.4:1 (21 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Swasey Central School?
At Swasey Central School, the student body is approximately 91% White, 1% Hispanic, 0% Black, 4% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Swasey Central School?
Swasey Central School is overseen by Brentwood School District in Rockingham County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.