Elementary school (grades K-5) · Temple, NH

Temple Elementary School

Federal NCES profile for Temple Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 51/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 330248000075
0/100100/10051/100
👥 S:T ratio
65
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
93
📋 Attendance
14
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Temple Elementary School earns 51/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 83% of New Hampshire schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in New Hampshire.

51
Resource Index · Higher
8.8:1
small classes for New Hampshire
25.8%
free-lunch eligible
35
students enrolled

Temple Elementary School has class sizes smaller than 83% of New Hampshire schools. Computed live against every New Hampshire school reporting to NCES.

Enrollment

35

New Hampshire · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

4.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

8.8:1

vs 11.3:1 New Hampshire avg

-22% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

25.8%

vs 21.5% New Hampshire avg

+20% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

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

Smaller classes than state median

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

What stands out at Temple Elementary School

Temple Elementary School is a small elementary school in Temple, New Hampshire, enrolling 35 students.

Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 8.8:1 puts it in the smaller third of New Hampshire schools by student-teacher ratio.

Economic need runs somewhat above the state's typical profile, with 25.8% of students eligible for free meals.

This is a small campus: fewer students than 96% of New Hampshire schools, with 35 enrolled.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 500 scored New Hampshire schools.

Against 17 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #4.

Its student body is predominantly White (97% of enrollment) (diversity index 6/100).

Counselor coverage is strong, about 35 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 34.3% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

Contoocook Valley School District also operates Conval Regional High School (645 students) and South Meadow School (332 students) alongside Temple Elementary School.

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 Temple Elementary School compares

Temple 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 8.8:1 ▼ 22% 11.3:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 25.8% ▲ 20% 21.5% 51.7%
Enrollment 35 top 96% - -

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

8.8:1
Leaner classes than 93% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
35
Bigger than 4% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
25.8%
free-lunch eligible - 20% 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
8.8:1
students per teacher - 22% below state mean
Top 17% in New Hampshire - lower ratio than 83% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
34.3%
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
$24,694
per pupil, district-wide - below 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 35 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 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 97.1%
Hispanic or Latino 2.9%

Largest group: White at 97.1% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 5.6/100

Simpson diversity index - at 5.6, Temple Elementary School is less mixed than the New Hampshire school average of 24.3.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Contoocook Valley School District, which includes Temple Elementary School.

$24,694
Per student
-13%
vs New Hampshire
Avg $28,358
+49%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 67.0%
State 25.1%
Federal 7.9%

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.

How Temple Elementary School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Conval Regional High School Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
South Meadow School Larger Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Peterborough Elementary School Larger Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Great Brook School Larger Lower economic need Similar S:T ratio
Antrim Elementary School Larger Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Temple Elementary School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Contoocook Valley School District · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar elementary 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 Temple 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 Temple Elementary School

How many students attend Temple Elementary School?

Temple Elementary School has 35 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Temple, NH.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Temple Elementary School?

The student-teacher ratio at Temple Elementary School is 8.8:1, which is 22% lower than the New Hampshire average of 11.3:1 and 44% 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 Temple Elementary School?

25.8% of students at Temple Elementary School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New Hampshire average of 21.5%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Temple Elementary School?

The largest demographic group at Temple Elementary School is White at 97.1% of enrollment, in Temple, NH.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Temple Elementary School?

Temple Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 51/100 (higher 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 Temple Elementary School a good school?

Temple Elementary School earns 51/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 83% of New Hampshire schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in New Hampshire. 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 Contoocook Valley School District?

Besides Temple Elementary School, Contoocook Valley School District also operates Conval Regional High School (645 students), South Meadow School (332 students), and Peterborough Elementary School (254 students). See the Contoocook Valley School District district page for the complete list.

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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