Elementary · New Hampshire
Alton Central School (Elem)
Alton Central School (Elem), a public elementary school in Alton, New Hampshire: grades pre-k–8, 407 students, 9.3 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Alton School District.
Size and class size
Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.
- Students
- 407
- Teachers (FTE)
- 43.6
- Students per teacher
- 9.3
- Grades
- Pre-K–8
- Elementary
Fewer students per teacher than 71% of elementary schools in New Hampshire
Median 10.8 · 283 schools compared
Fewer students per teacher than 95% of elementary schools in the US
Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared
Larger than 84% of elementary schools in New Hampshire
Median 258 · 285 schools compared
Smaller than 52% of elementary schools in the US
Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared
State test results
Share of students scoring proficient or above on New Hampshire's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.
Reading and writing
New Hampshire: 53%46%proficient
+5.2 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 65% of elementary schools in New Hampshire
Median 53% · 241 elementary schools compared
248 students tested, grades 3–8 · NH SAS; proficient means Levels 3-4 Approximate: the state published a range or left out some grades.
Math
New Hampshire: 44%29%proficient
−0.4 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 86% of elementary schools in New Hampshire
Median 47% · 241 elementary schools compared
248 students tested, grades 3–8 · NH SAS; proficient means Levels 3-4 Approximate: the state published a range or left out some grades.
Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
What it offers
- Grades
- Elementary · Grades Pre-K–8
- Type
- District school · Regular
- Instruction
- In person
- Area
- Distant town
- Run by
- Alton School District
Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Alton School District.
Location
- Address
- 41 School St., Alton, NH 03809
- Phone
- (603)875-7500
- City or town
- Alton
- County
- Belknap County
Nearby elementary schools
The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-K–6 | 144 | 8.5 | 56% | 46% | |
| K–8 | 335 | 11.2 | 63% | 60% | |
| Pre-K–8 | 449 | 11.5 | 32% | 16% | |
| Pre-K–6 | 155 | 11.1 | 32% | 40% | |
| Pre-K–3 | 245 | 8.8 | 40% | 48% | |
| K–3 | 183 | 9.2 | 49% | 55% |
Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Sources
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
- State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.
Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.
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