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Peterborough Elementary School

๐Ÿ“ 17 High St., Peterborough, Hillsborough County, 03458

238
Pupils
8.8
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Peterborough Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Peterborough, Hillsborough County. The school has 238 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Contoocook Valley School District school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“4 in a rural setting. The school employs 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 8.8:1. 62% of students are proficient in reading. 52% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.

School details

School district
Contoocook Valley School District

Enrollment & staffing

Peterborough Elementary School enrolls 238 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“4. The student body is 43% male and 57% female. A teaching staff of 27 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 8.8:1.

Male students
102 (43%)
Female students
136 (57%)
Teachers (FTE)
27
Student-teacher ratio
8.8:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“4

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 95% White, 2.9% Two or more races and 1.3% Hispanic or Latino.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White22595%
Two or more races72.9%
Hispanic or Latino31.3%
Black or African American2<1%
Asian1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

62 of the school's 238 students (26%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 47 qualify for free lunch and 15 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Rural, DistantGrades Pre-Kโ€“4

Peterborough Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NH-20, state senate district 9, state house district 524.

School district: Contoocook Valley School District

Peterborough Elementary School is one of 11 schools in Contoocook Valley School District, based in Peterborough, New Hampshire. The district serves 1,947 students district-wide and employs 200 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 238 students, Peterborough Elementary School is larger than the district average of about 177 students per school.

1,947
District students
11
Schools
200
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

62%
Reading proficient
52%
Math proficient
8%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi

Setting: Rural - Distant

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