Enrollment
280
Elementary
DISTRICT 226 · STATE 249
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROCHESTER SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 330594000386
William Allen School
23 Granite St., Rochester, NH 03867 · (603) 332-2280 · Strafford County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL280 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 25% of New Hampshire public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats 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
9.0:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.6:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
147 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 | 43 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 53 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 50 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 56 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 39 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 39 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (43) is 10% larger than its 5th grade class (39).
Student demographics
24%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
William Allen School→Rochester Middle School
Based on grade levels within Rochester School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NHSAS 2024-25 . % Above ProficientEnglish Language Arts
34.0%
NH avg 55.2%
Math
27.0%
NH avg 43.0%
What this means: On the NHSAS, New Hampshire's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
31.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.6%
based on NH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% typical for New Hampshire schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New Hampshire's top nor bottom 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 William Allen School
William Allen School's state test result (31.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Allen School this school | 280 | 52.5% | 31.6% |
| Disnard Elementary School Claremont | 254 | 52.8% | 38.2% |
| Maple Avenue School Claremont | 264 | 49.2% | N/A |
| Paul A. Smith School Franklin | 261 | 55.9% | 33.5% |
| Woodland Heights Elementary School Laconia | 318 | 56.6% | 35.2% |
| 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 William Allen School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Hampshire | In Strafford County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.6% | #181 of 209 | #18 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.0% | #184 of 209 | #18 of 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #186 of 210 | #18 of 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 280 | #129 of 300 | #14 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.0:1 | #17 of 179 | #2 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.0% | #94 of 181 | #9 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.5% | #24 of 240 | #1 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.1% | #99 of 139 | #9 of 13 |
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
280
-25 (-8%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 390
Student : Teacher
9.0:1
was 10.9:1
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 | 280 | 31 | 9.0:1 | 53% (147) |
| 2023-24 | 292 | 22 | 13.3:1 | 52% (152) |
| 2022-23 | 281 | 21 | 13.4:1 | 55% (154) |
| 2020-21 | 305 | 28 | 10.9:1 | 59% (180) |
| 2017-18 | 308 | 25.8 | 11.9:1 | 62% (191) |
| 2015-16 | 355 | 23 | 15.4:1 | 62% (221) |
| 2010-11 | 339 | 26 | 13.0:1 | 58% (197) |
| 2000-01 | 357 | 26 | 13.7:1 | 43% (153) |
| 1990-91 | 390 | 17 | 22.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for William Allen School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (308 to 280); teachers up 20% (25.8 to 31).
About William Allen School
Students in Rochester, New Hampshire, attend William Allen School, a medium-sized elementary school. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 280 students in kindergarten through 5.
Rochester School District has 3,778 students in 10 schools, and William Allen School is one of those schools.
About 87% of the student body at William Allen School is White. The remaining students are 8% multiracial and 4% Hispanic. The county population is about 88% White, within a few points of the school. William Allen School's diversity index is 24%, against a US figure of 70%.
Staffing totals 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 9.0:1. On average, elementary schools in New Hampshire have 11.0:1, compared with 9.0:1 here. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at William Allen School is 53%. That rate is above the 26% average among public schools in Strafford County.
The allk12 Grade for William Allen School is C. Compared with New Hampshire public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 25% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
William Allen School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 31.6% is 2.0 points above the 29.6% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Among Strafford County residents, the median household income is $88,570, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 39%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Besides William Allen School, Strafford County has 38 other public schools.
The nearest other public school, Maple Street Magnet School, is about 0.4 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, William Allen School is 6th of 8 nearby schools with test data.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Small by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Federal data show an 8% enrollment decrease, from 305 in 2020-21 to 280 in 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 10.9:1 to 9.0:1.
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Strafford County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
132,575
Census ACS
Median income
$88,570
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
39
13,978 students
Quick facts
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- Chamberlain Street School1.0 mi · 316
Frequently asked questions
About William Allen SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at William Allen School?
William Allen School enrolls approximately 280 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does William Allen School serve?
William Allen School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at William Allen School?
Approximately 9.0:1 students per teacher at William Allen School.
How diverse is William Allen School?
William Allen School reports a student body of 87% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is William Allen School public or private?
William Allen School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Rochester School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.