Memorial School

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 4 · Bedford, New Hampshire

Memorial School in Bedford, New Hampshire enrolled 439 students in 2024-25 with 28.7 full-time teachers, 15.3 students per teacher against the New Hampshire elementary-school median of 10.8. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 70-74% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 80-84% 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 1% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 11%

445 students in 2022-23, 439 students in 2023-24, 439 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 32.4 to 28.7.

Students enrolled at Memorial School by school year2022-23: 445, 2023-24: 439, 2024-25: 43902004006002022-234452023-244392024-25439
Students enrolled at Memorial School by school year2022-23: 445, 2023-24: 439, 2024-25: 43902004006002022-234452023-244392024-25439
Students enrolled at Memorial School by school year2022-23: 445, 2023-24: 439, 2024-25: 43902004006002022-234452023-244392024-25439
Students enrolled at Memorial School by school year2022-23: 445, 2023-24: 439, 2024-25: 43902004006002022-234452023-244392024-25439
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2344532.413.7
2023-2443929.714.8
2024-2543928.715.3

15.3 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 95 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; Memorial School 15.3; state median 10.8.1 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherMemorial School 15.3state median 10.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Hampshire elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.3 to 24.0; Memorial School 15.3; state median 10.8.1 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherMemorial School 15.3state median 10.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Hampshire elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.3 to 24.0; Memorial School 15.3; state median 10.8.1 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherMemorial School 15.3state median 10.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Hampshire elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.3 to 24.0; Memorial School 15.3; state median 10.8.1 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherMemorial School 15.3state 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 379 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Memorial School enrolled 379 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 379 of the 379 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent18.2% (2022-23)

Who attends

73.3% of students were White, 10.7% of two or more races, 8.0% Asian in 2024-25.

  1. White73.3%
  2. Two or more races10.7%
  3. Asian8.0%
  4. Hispanic7.7%
  5. Black0.2%

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 Memorial School scored proficient or above: 70-74% in reading in 2021-22 and 80-84% 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, 2021-2270‑74%77%50.8%
Math, 2022-2380‑84%73% (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 Bedford

3 public elementary schools in Bedford report 2024-25 enrollment; Memorial School is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Riddle Brook School47813.72.9%
Memorial School43915.37.1%
Peter Woodbury School42814.84.9%

All public schools in Bedford →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Memorial School

  1. Parker-Varney SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 1.2 miles away: 406 students, 12.5 per teacher (2024-25).1.2 mi
  2. Bartlett Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 2.0 miles away: 177 students, 9.8 per teacher (2024-25).2.0 mi
  3. Compare Memorial School with Parker-Varney SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Bedford School District spends per student$18,552 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$18,552
  5. The largest public schools in New HampshireMemorial School is the number 32 by size of 280 New Hampshire elementary schools open in 2024-25.#32 of 280
  6. New Hampshire schools by students per teacher15.3 students per teacher here against the New Hampshire median of 10.8 for elementary schools.15.3:1
  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 Memorial School

  1. How many students attend Memorial School?
    439 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 445 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Bedford, NH.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Memorial School?
    15.3 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 Memorial School a Title I school?
    Memorial School ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Memorial School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Memorial School scored proficient or above: 70-74% in reading in 2021-22 and 80-84% 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 Memorial School in?
    Bedford School District, NCES district ID 3301740. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 330174000018 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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