Strong Foundations Charter School
Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 8 · Pembroke, New Hampshire
Strong Foundations Charter School in Pembroke, New Hampshire enrolled 337 students in 2024-25 with 34.0 full-time teachers, 9.9 students per teacher against the New Hampshire elementary-school median of 10.8. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 40% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 30% 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 rose 7% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 6%
314 students in 2022-23, 336 students in 2023-24, 337 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 32.0 to 34.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 314 | 32.0 | 9.8 |
| 2023-24 | 336 | 27.3 | 12.3 |
| 2024-25 | 337 | 34.0 | 9.9 |
9.9 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 64 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 217 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Strong Foundations Charter School enrolled 325 students and had 1.5 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 13 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.5, one per 217 of the 325 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions13
- Chronically absent28.0% (2022-23)
Who attends
89.0% of students were White, 6.2% Asian, 2.7% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White89.0%
- Asian6.2%
- Two or more races2.7%
- Black1.5%
- Hispanic0.6%
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 Strong Foundations Charter School scored proficient or above: 40% in reading in 2021-22 and 30% 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 | 40% | 40% | 50.8% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 30% | 37% (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 Pembroke
2 public elementary schools in Pembroke report 2024-25 enrollment; Strong Foundations Charter School is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strong Foundations Charter School | 337 | 9.9 | 18.7% |
| Pembroke Hill School | 312 | 10.4 | 17.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Strong Foundations Charter School
- Pembroke Hill SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 2.8 miles away: 312 students, 10.4 per teacher (2024-25).2.8 mi
- Epsom Central SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 6.2 miles away: 378 students, 10.8 per teacher (2024-25).6.2 mi
- Compare Strong Foundations Charter School with Pembroke Hill SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Strong Foundations Charter School spends per studentIts schools, enrollment and finance figures.
- The largest public schools in New HampshireStrong Foundations Charter School is the number 84 by size of 280 New Hampshire elementary schools open in 2024-25.#84 of 280
- New Hampshire schools by students per teacher9.9 students per teacher here against the New Hampshire median of 10.8 for elementary schools.9.9:1
- 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 Strong Foundations Charter School
How many students attend Strong Foundations Charter School?
337 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 314 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Pembroke, NH.What is the student-teacher ratio at Strong Foundations Charter School?
9.9 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 Strong Foundations Charter School a Title I school?
Strong Foundations Charter School was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).How do students at Strong Foundations Charter School do on state tests?
The students tested at Strong Foundations Charter School scored proficient or above: 40% in reading in 2021-22 and 30% 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 Strong Foundations Charter School in?
Strong Foundations Charter School, NCES district ID 3300042. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 330004200683 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.