Enrollment
155
New Hampshire · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Middleton, NH
Middleton Elementary School
Federal NCES profile for Middleton Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 48/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 330477000725
👥 S:T ratio 56
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 69
📋 Attendance 36
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Middleton Elementary School earns 48/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the New Hampshire median.
- 48
- Resource Index · Typical
- 11.1:1
- students per teacher
- 30.1%
- free-lunch eligible
- 155
- students enrolled
Middleton Elementary School has class sizes near the New Hampshire median. Computed live against every New Hampshire school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Middleton School District · New Hampshire
NCES ID 330477000725 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
14.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
11.1:1
vs 11.3:1 New Hampshire avg
-2% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
30.1%
vs 21.5% New Hampshire avg
+40% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Middleton Elementary School compares with New Hampshire and U.S. medians
What stands out at Middleton Elementary School
Scale and staffing sit near the state mainstream
Middleton Elementary School is neither an extreme outlier in enrollment nor in student-teacher ratio among New Hampshire schools. Its profile therefore turns on the other dimensions rather than on scale alone: economic need, counselor coverage, program access, attendance, and district finance. This middle placement is useful because it prevents the campus from being mislabeled as unusually large, small, crowded, or teacher-dense when the federal comparison does not support that claim.
Higher need paired with broader reported resources
Middleton Elementary School serves a higher-need student population than most New Hampshire campuses while its Resource Investment Index still lands in the state's upper tier. That combination is more informative than either figure alone: reported staffing and program capacity are comparatively strong despite a funding context that often carries greater service demands. It does not prove equal outcomes, but it identifies a campus whose federal resource signals are not simply tracking a lower-need intake.
Attendance is the dominant support signal
Middleton Elementary School's 25.8% chronic-absence rate is more consequential than a generic staffing label: at least one quarter of students missed 10% or more of school days in the 2021-22 collection. That level can affect instruction, counseling demand, and continuity even when other reported resources look ordinary. The dataset records the scale of absence but not its causes, so it should prompt a current-year question rather than a conclusion about school management.
Middleton Elementary School is a mid-sized combined-grade school in Middleton, New Hampshire, enrolling 155 students.
At 11.1:1, its student-teacher ratio sits close to the New Hampshire median, within a few percentage points of the 11.3:1 state norm, neither notably crowded nor notably small.
Economic need runs somewhat above the state's typical profile, with 30.1% of students eligible for free meals.
Enrollment of 155 puts it in the smaller third of New Hampshire schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 500 scored New Hampshire schools.
Against 69 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #13.
Its student body is predominantly White (95% of enrollment) (diversity index 10/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 155 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 25.8% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
Middleton School District operates only this one school, so Middleton 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 Middleton Elementary School compares
Middleton 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 | 11.1:1 | ▼ 2% | 11.3:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 30.1% | ▲ 40% | 21.5% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 155 | top 71% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
11.1:1
Leaner classes than 82% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
155
Bigger than 15% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
30.1%
free-lunch eligible
- 40% 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
11.1:1
students per teacher
- 2% below state mean
Top 55% in New Hampshire - lower ratio than 45% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
25.8%
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.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 155 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
5
in-school suspensions + 6 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 3.2 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 7.1 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Student demographics
White 94.8%
Hispanic or Latino 2.6%
Asian 1.3%
African American 0.6%
Two or More 0.6%
Largest group: White at 94.8% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 10.0/100
Simpson diversity index - at 10.0, Middleton Elementary School is less mixed than the New Hampshire school average of 24.3.
Programs
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.
Similar enrollment (~155 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~11.1:1)
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Frequently asked questions about Middleton Elementary School
How many students attend Middleton Elementary School?
Middleton Elementary School has 155 students enrolled. It is a public school in Middleton, NH.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Middleton Elementary School?
The student-teacher ratio at Middleton Elementary School is 11.1:1, which is 2% lower than the New Hampshire average of 11.3:1 and 29% 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 Middleton Elementary School?
30.1% of students at Middleton Elementary School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New Hampshire average of 21.5%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Middleton Elementary School?
The largest demographic group at Middleton Elementary School is White at 94.8% of enrollment, in Middleton, NH.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Middleton Elementary School?
Middleton Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 48/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
What other schools are in Middleton School District?
None reported; Middleton School District operates only Middleton Elementary School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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