Whitefield Elementary School

Located at 34 Twin Mountain Rd., in Whitefield, New Hampshire, Whitefield Elementary School is a mid-sized primary school that serves 256 students (grades pre-K through 8), part of White Mountains Regional School District.

Across the 3 schools in White Mountains Regional School District (885 students total), Whitefield Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Whitefield Elementary School reports that nearly all students (86%) are White; the rest comes out to 7% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, 2% Black.

Looking at school resources, Whitefield Elementary School lists 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 8.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.0:1, putting Whitefield Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 47% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, Whitefield Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 33.2%, the actual is 37.0%, a residual of +3.8 points.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Coos County) reports that median household earnings sit near $57,677, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Coos County runs 22 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,254 students), of which Whitefield Elementary School is one.

White Mountains Regional High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 3.6 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Whitefield Elementary School at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 38.9%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Whitefield Elementary School has decreased 12%, going from 291 students in 2018 to 256 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 96% to 86% across the same window.

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