📍 60 Village St., Penacook, Merrimack County, 03303
Penacook Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Penacook, Merrimack County. The school has 330 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Merrimack Valley School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 27.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.9:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Penacook Elementary School enrolls 330 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 27.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 86% White, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino and 4.2% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 284 | 86% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 16 | 4.8% |
| Asian | 14 | 4.2% |
| Black or African American | 8 | 2.4% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 2.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
124 of the school's 330 students (38%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 100 qualify for free lunch and 24 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.
Penacook Elementary School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NH-20, state senate district 15, state house district 611.
Penacook Elementary School is one of 7 schools in Merrimack Valley School District, based in Penacook, New Hampshire. The district serves 2,191 students district-wide and employs 188 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 330 students, Penacook Elementary School is close to the district average of about 313 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe
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