Other / mixed grade configuration · Bartlett, NH

Josiah Bartlett Elementary School

Federal NCES profile for Josiah Bartlett Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 41/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 330168000015
0/100100/10041/100
👥 S:T ratio
68
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
67
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Josiah Bartlett Elementary School earns 41/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 90% of New Hampshire schools.

41
Resource Index · Typical
7.9:1
small classes for New Hampshire
23.8%
free-lunch eligible
165
students enrolled

Josiah Bartlett Elementary School has class sizes smaller than 90% of New Hampshire schools. Computed live against every New Hampshire school reporting to NCES.

Enrollment

165

New Hampshire · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

21.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

7.9:1

vs 11.3:1 New Hampshire avg

-30% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

23.8%

vs 21.5% New Hampshire avg

+11% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Josiah Bartlett Elementary School compares with New Hampshire and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median
0:135:17.9:1

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Josiah Bartlett Elementary School

Josiah Bartlett Elementary School is a mid-sized combined-grade school in Bartlett, New Hampshire, enrolling 165 students.

Classes run notably small here: at 7.9:1, Josiah Bartlett Elementary School is leaner than roughly 90% of New Hampshire schools and 30% under the state's 11.3:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.

Economic need runs somewhat above the state's typical profile, with 23.8% of students eligible for free meals.

Enrollment of 165 puts it in the smaller third of New Hampshire schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 500 scored New Hampshire schools.

Against 86 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #54.

Its student body is predominantly White (93% of enrollment) (diversity index 14/100).

Counselor coverage is strong, about 165 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 52.7% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

The surrounding Bartlett School District spends $46,595 per pupil, 64% above the New Hampshire average, a better-resourced district than most.

Bartlett School District operates only this one school, so Josiah Bartlett Elementary School has no district-mates to compare against locally.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Josiah Bartlett Elementary School compares

Josiah Bartlett Elementary School on the metrics families compare, against New Hampshire and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs New Hampshire New Hampshire avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 7.9:1 ▼ 30% 11.3:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 23.8% ▲ 11% 21.5% 51.7%
Enrollment 165 top 69% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

7.9:1
Leaner classes than 95% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
165
Bigger than 16% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
23.8%
free-lunch eligible - 11% above the New Hampshire average of 21.5%
Below the 40% Title I threshold; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
7.9:1
students per teacher - 30% below state mean
Top 10% in New Hampshire - lower ratio than 90% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
52.7%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$46,595
per pupil, district-wide - above New Hampshire avg of $28,358
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 165 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
4
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 2.4 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 2.4 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

White 92.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 2.4%
Hispanic or Latino 1.8%
Asian 1.2%
Two or More 1.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.6%

Largest group: White at 92.7% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 13.9/100

Simpson diversity index - at 13.9, Josiah Bartlett Elementary School is less mixed than the New Hampshire school average of 24.3.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Bartlett School District, which includes Josiah Bartlett Elementary School.

$46,595
Per student
+64%
vs New Hampshire
Avg $28,358
+181%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 66.0%
State 29.8%
Federal 4.2%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

Similar other schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of New Hampshire, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Josiah Bartlett Elementary School's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Josiah Bartlett Elementary School

How many students attend Josiah Bartlett Elementary School?

Josiah Bartlett Elementary School has 165 students enrolled. It is a public school in Bartlett, NH.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Josiah Bartlett Elementary School?

The student-teacher ratio at Josiah Bartlett Elementary School is 7.9:1, which is 30% lower than the New Hampshire average of 11.3:1 and 50% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Josiah Bartlett Elementary School?

23.8% of students at Josiah Bartlett Elementary School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New Hampshire average of 21.5%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Josiah Bartlett Elementary School?

The largest demographic group at Josiah Bartlett Elementary School is White at 92.7% of enrollment, in Bartlett, NH.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Josiah Bartlett Elementary School?

Josiah Bartlett Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 41/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

Is Josiah Bartlett Elementary School a good school?

Josiah Bartlett Elementary School earns 41/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 90% of New Hampshire schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Bartlett School District?

None reported; Bartlett School District operates only Josiah Bartlett Elementary School as a public school district in NCES's records.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

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