Temple Elementary School

Located at 830 NH Route 45, in Temple, New Hampshire, Temple Elementary School is a very small primary school that enrolls 35 students (grades K through 4), operated by Contoocook Valley School District. That puts it 86% below the typical public school in New Hampshire, which averages around 249 students.

Across the 11 schools in Contoocook Valley School District (1,936 students total), Temple Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Temple Elementary School lists that nearly all students (97%) are White. The remainder breaks down as 3% Hispanic. By comparison, Hillsborough County as a whole is about 82% White, so the school skews visibly more White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 6.6:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 11.0:1 average. Roughly 26% of students at Temple Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Hillsborough County indicate median household earnings sit near $103,545, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Temple Elementary School is one of 127 public schools in Hillsborough County (combined enrollment of about 53,974 students).

Nearest neighbor: Boynton Middle School, around 2.5 miles off. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Temple Elementary School has edged down 20%, going from 44 students in 2018 to 35 in 2025. Over the same period, the Asian share fell from 5% to 0%. Class-load math has fell: from 10.5:1 in 2018 to 6.6:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Temple Elementary School community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.