Bluff School

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 5 · Claremont, New Hampshire

Bluff School in Claremont, New Hampshire enrolled 163 students in 2024-25 with 19.4 full-time teachers, 8.4 students per teacher against the New Hampshire elementary-school median of 10.8. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 35-39% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 20-24% proficient in math in 2022-23 (New Hampshire: 50.8% and 41.6%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 6% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 3%

173 students in 2022-23, 178 students in 2023-24, 163 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 20.0 to 19.4.

Students enrolled at Bluff School by school year2022-23: 173, 2023-24: 178, 2024-25: 1630501001502002022-231732023-241782024-25163
Students enrolled at Bluff School by school year2022-23: 173, 2023-24: 178, 2024-25: 1630501001502002022-231732023-241782024-25163
Students enrolled at Bluff School by school year2022-23: 173, 2023-24: 178, 2024-25: 1630501001502002022-231732023-241782024-25163
Students enrolled at Bluff School by school year2022-23: 173, 2023-24: 178, 2024-25: 1630501001502002022-231732023-241782024-25163
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2317320.08.7
2023-2417817.410.2
2024-2516319.48.4

8.4 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 84 of every 100 New Hampshire elementary schools

Among the 278 New Hampshire elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 10.8; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, New Hampshire elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.3 to 24.0; Bluff School 8.4; state median 10.8.1 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherBluff School 8.4state median 10.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Hampshire elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.3 to 24.0; Bluff School 8.4; state median 10.8.1 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherBluff School 8.4state median 10.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Hampshire elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.3 to 24.0; Bluff School 8.4; state median 10.8.1 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherBluff School 8.4state median 10.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Hampshire elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.3 to 24.0; Bluff School 8.4; state median 10.8.1 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherBluff School 8.4state median 10.8U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 152 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Bluff School enrolled 152 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 1 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 152 of the 152 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions1
  • Chronically absent42.2% (2022-23)

Who attends

83.4% of students were White, 9.2% of two or more races, 3.7% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White83.4%
  2. Two or more races9.2%
  3. Hispanic3.7%
  4. Black3.7%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Bluff School scored proficient or above: 35-39% in reading in 2021-22 and 20-24% in math in 2022-23, against 50.8% in reading in 2021-22 and 41.6% in math in 2022-23 across New Hampshire. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within New Hampshire, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtNew Hampshire
Reading and language arts, 2021-2235‑39%31%50.8%
Math, 2022-2320‑24%23% (2021-22)41.6%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Claremont

3 public elementary schools in Claremont report 2024-25 enrollment; Bluff School is number 3 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Maple Avenue School2649.244.7%
Disnard Elementary School2549.847.6%
Bluff School1638.454.6%

All public schools in Claremont →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Bluff School

  1. Disnard Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.8 miles away: 254 students, 9.8 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
  2. Maple Avenue SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.3 miles away: 264 students, 9.2 per teacher (2024-25).1.3 mi
  3. Compare Bluff School with Disnard Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Claremont School District spends per student$23,049 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$23,049
  5. The largest public schools in New HampshireBluff School is the number 195 by size of 280 New Hampshire elementary schools open in 2024-25.#195 of 280
  6. New Hampshire schools by students per teacher8.4 students per teacher here against the New Hampshire median of 10.8 for elementary schools.8.4:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Bluff School

  1. How many students attend Bluff School?
    163 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 173 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Claremont, NH.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Bluff School?
    8.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the New Hampshire median for elementary schools is 10.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Bluff School a Title I school?
    Bluff School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Bluff School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Bluff School scored proficient or above: 35-39% in reading in 2021-22 and 20-24% in math in 2022-23, against 50.8% in reading in 2021-22 and 41.6% in math in 2022-23 across New Hampshire. New Hampshire's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Bluff School in?
    Claremont School District, NCES district ID 3302340. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 330234000038 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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