Enrollment
192
Elementary
DISTRICT 219 · STATE 249
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KEENE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 330405000207
Wheelock Elementary School
24 Adams St., Keene, NH 03431 · (603) 352-2244 · Cheshire County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL192 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 63% of New Hampshire public elementary schools
- C+Test 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
8.6:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
105 students
DISTRICT 36% · 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 | 29 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 35 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 23 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 43 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 34 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 28 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (29) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (28).
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 25% · 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 Keene School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NHSAS 2024-25 . % Above ProficientEnglish Language Arts
45.0%
NH avg 55.2%
Math
51.0%
NH avg 43.0%
What this means: On the NHSAS, New Hampshire's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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
45.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.1%
based on NH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 28% 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 17 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 Wheelock Elementary School
Wheelock Elementary School's state test result (45.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wheelock Elementary School this school | 192 | 54.7% | 45.0% |
| Pittsfield Elementary School Pittsfield | 215 | 55.8% | 28.8% |
| Disnard Elementary School Claremont | 254 | 52.8% | 38.2% |
| Paul A. Smith School Franklin | 261 | 55.9% | 33.5% |
| Kenneth A. Brett School Tamworth | 165 | 51.5% | 31.1% |
| Mildred C. Lakeway School Littleton | 309 | 54.4% | 43.9% |
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 Wheelock Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Hampshire | In Cheshire County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #125 of 209 | #5 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #93 of 209 | #3 of 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #142 of 210 | #7 of 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 192 | #185 of 300 | #12 of 27 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.7% | #19 of 240 | #2 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.0% | #119 of 139 | #9 of 9 |
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
192
+20 (+12%) vs 2020
-38% since 1990-91, when it was 308
Student : Teacher
8.6:1
was 9.1:1
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 | 192 | 22.4 | 8.6:1 | 55% (105) |
| 2023-24 | 194 | 22.4 | 8.7:1 | 52% (100) |
| 2022-23 | 194 | 20.4 | 9.5:1 | 52% (101) |
| 2020-21 | 172 | 19 | 9.1:1 | 45% (78) |
| 2017-18 | 202 | 18.6 | 10.9:1 | 56% (113) |
| 2015-16 | 176 | 16 | 11.0:1 | 55% (96) |
| 2010-11 | 243 | 19 | 12.8:1 | 42% (103) |
| 2000-01 | 193 | 16 | 12.1:1 | 33% (64) |
| 1990-91 | 308 | 18 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wheelock Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (202 to 192); teachers up 20% (18.6 to 22.4).
About Wheelock Elementary School
Wheelock Elementary School is a small elementary school in Keene, New Hampshire, under Keene School District. The school has 192 students in 2024-25 across kindergarten through 5. Elementary schools in New Hampshire have about 249 students on average; enrollment here is 23% lower.
A total of 7 schools make up Keene School District, with 3,007 students enrolled.
A large majority of enrollment at Wheelock Elementary School is White, at 88%. The school is also 5% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. The diversity index for Wheelock Elementary School is 23%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Classroom staffing at Wheelock Elementary School totals 22.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 8.6:1. Statewide, elementary schools in New Hampshire average 11.0:1. Federal data show 55% of students (105) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Cheshire County, the average is 30%.
Wheelock Elementary School holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 63% of New Hampshire public elementary schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Wheelock Elementary School ranks in the top 10% of New Hampshire schools. It scores 45.0%; the prediction is 28.1%.
In the wider Cheshire County area, median household income comes to about $83,329, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. Cheshire County counts 41 public schools with about 8,365 students.
A public school about 0.4 miles away, Making Community Connections Charter School - Monadnock, is the closest to Wheelock Elementary School. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Wheelock Elementary School. On proficiency, Wheelock Elementary School is behind the 45.0% nearby average, ranking 4th of 6.
Under the NCES locale system, Wheelock Elementary School is Town: Distant.
Enrollment increased 12% over 4 years, reaching 192 in 2024-25.
Use the discussion section to ask about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Wheelock Elementary School. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Cheshire County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
77,297
Census ACS
Median income
$83,329
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
41
8,365 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Keene School District
- Keene High SchoolHigh · 1,288 students
- Keene Middle SchoolMiddle · 626 students
- Symonds Elementary SchoolElementary · 299 students
- Fuller Elementary SchoolElementary · 275 students
- Franklin Elementary SchoolElementary · 234 students
- Jonathan Daniels SchoolElementary · 93 students
Other schools in Keene
- Keene High SchoolHigh · 1,288 students
- Keene Middle SchoolMiddle · 626 students
- Symonds Elementary SchoolElementary · 299 students
- Fuller Elementary SchoolElementary · 275 students
- Franklin Elementary SchoolElementary · 234 students
- Gathering Waters Charter School (E)Elementary · 219 students
Other Wheelock Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Wheelock Elementary. Wheelock Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Wheelock Elementary SchoolLUBBOCK, TX · 344 students
Nearby schools
- Making Community Connections Charter School - Monadnock0.4 mi · 80
- Gathering Waters Charter School (H)0.6 mi · 67
- Gathering Waters Charter School (E)0.6 mi · 219
- Franklin Elementary School0.9 mi · 234
- Fuller Elementary School1.5 mi · 275
- Symonds Elementary School1.7 mi · 299
Frequently asked questions
About Wheelock Elementary SchoolHow large is Wheelock Elementary School?
Wheelock Elementary School enrolls approximately 192 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Wheelock Elementary School serve?
Wheelock Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Wheelock Elementary School have?
Wheelock Elementary School employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.6:1.
How diverse is Wheelock Elementary School?
Wheelock Elementary School reports a student body of 88% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Black, 4% Two or more.
What district is Wheelock Elementary School in?
Wheelock Elementary School is part of Keene School District.
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