State/Public Middle Open

South Meadow School

๐Ÿ“ 108 Hancock Rd., Peterborough, Hillsborough County, 03458

339
Pupils
9.7
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

South Meadow School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Peterborough, Hillsborough County. The school has 339 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Contoocook Valley School District school district. It serves grades 5โ€“8 in a rural setting. The school employs 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.7:1. 44% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Contoocook Valley School District

Enrollment & staffing

South Meadow School enrolls 339 students across grades 5โ€“8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 35 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.7:1.

Male students
168 (50%)
Female students
171 (50%)
Teachers (FTE)
35
Student-teacher ratio
9.7:1
Grade span
5โ€“8

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 92% White, 2.9% Hispanic or Latino and 2.9% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White31292%
Hispanic or Latino102.9%
Two or more races102.9%
Asian51.5%
Black or African American2<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

82 of the school's 339 students (24%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 62 qualify for free lunch and 20 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 5โ€“8

South Meadow 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

South Meadow 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 339 students, South Meadow 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

44%
Reading proficient
27%
Math proficient
7%
Poverty rate

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

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: Rural - Distant

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