📍 50 Zion Hill Rd., Northfield, Merrimack County, 03276
Southwick School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Northfield, Merrimack County. The school has 287 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Winnisquam Regional School District school district. It serves grades K–4 in a rural setting. The school employs 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.5:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Southwick School enrolls 287 students across grades K–4. The student body is 46% male and 54% female. A teaching staff of 25 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 88% White, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino and 5.2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 253 | 88% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 16 | 5.6% |
| Two or more races | 15 | 5.2% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
120 of the school's 287 students (42%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 95 qualify for free lunch and 25 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.
Southwick School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NH-20, state senate district 7, state house district 603.
Southwick School is one of 5 schools in Winnisquam Regional School District, based in Tilton, New Hampshire. The district serves 1,182 students district-wide and employs 100 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 287 students, Southwick School is larger than the district average of about 236 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe