Peter Woodbury School
Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 4 · Bedford, New Hampshire
Peter Woodbury School in Bedford, New Hampshire enrolled 428 students in 2024-25 with 29.0 full-time teachers, 14.8 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, 78% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 87% 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 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 12%
450 students in 2022-23, 421 students in 2023-24, 428 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 33.0 to 29.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 450 | 33.0 | 13.6 |
| 2023-24 | 421 | 31.0 | 13.6 |
| 2024-25 | 428 | 29.0 | 14.8 |
14.8 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 94 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.
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 463 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Peter Woodbury School enrolled 463 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 463 of the 463 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent11.3% (2022-23)
Who attends
74.5% of students were White, 12.9% Asian, 6.1% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White74.5%
- Asian12.9%
- Hispanic6.1%
- Two or more races5.8%
- Black0.7%
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 Peter Woodbury School scored proficient or above: 78% in reading in 2021-22 and 87% 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.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | New Hampshire |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 78% | 77% | 50.8% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 87% | 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; Peter Woodbury School is number 3 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riddle Brook School | 478 | 13.7 | 2.9% |
| Memorial School | 439 | 15.3 | 7.1% |
| Peter Woodbury School | 428 | 14.8 | 4.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Peter Woodbury School
- Highland-Goffes Falls SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 1.8 miles away: 336 students, 11.2 per teacher (2024-25).1.8 mi
- Memorial SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 2.2 miles away: 439 students, 15.3 per teacher (2024-25).2.2 mi
- Compare Peter Woodbury School with Highland-Goffes Falls SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- 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
- The largest public schools in New HampshirePeter Woodbury School is the number 36 by size of 280 New Hampshire elementary schools open in 2024-25.#36 of 280
- New Hampshire schools by students per teacher14.8 students per teacher here against the New Hampshire median of 10.8 for elementary schools.14.8:1
- 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 Peter Woodbury School
How many students attend Peter Woodbury School?
428 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 450 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Bedford, NH.What is the student-teacher ratio at Peter Woodbury School?
14.8 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.Is Peter Woodbury School a Title I school?
Peter Woodbury School ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Peter Woodbury School do on state tests?
The students tested at Peter Woodbury School scored proficient or above: 78% in reading in 2021-22 and 87% 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.What district is Peter Woodbury School in?
Bedford School District, NCES district ID 3301740. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 330174000019 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.