Webster Elementary School

Set in Webster, New Hampshire, Webster Elementary School is an one-room-style elementary school, part of Merrimack Valley School District. It teaches 88 students across grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 249 students per school, that is 65% leaner than typical.

Within Merrimack Valley School District, which oversees 7 schools and 2,170 students, Webster Elementary School is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Webster Elementary School lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (98%).

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 11.0:1 average. An estimated 18% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, Webster Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 51.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 41.6%.

Across the wider county, census data for Merrimack County shows the typical household earns roughly $97,004 per year, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Across Merrimack County's 61 public schools (combined enrollment of about 17,429 students), Webster Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Salisbury Elementary School, roughly 4.8 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Webster Elementary School ranks 8th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 58.2%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Webster Elementary School has edged down 6%, going from 94 students in 2018 to 88 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 13.2:1 in 2018 to 10.0:1 in 2025.

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