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

Wentworth Elementary School

Federal NCES profile for Wentworth Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 45/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 330699000449
0/100100/10045/100
👥 S:T ratio
61
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
74
📋 Attendance
13
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Wentworth Elementary School earns 45/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 70% of New Hampshire schools.

45
Resource Index · Typical
9.8:1
small classes for New Hampshire
35.3%
free-lunch eligible
78
students enrolled

Wentworth Elementary School has class sizes smaller than 70% of New Hampshire schools. Computed live against every New Hampshire school reporting to NCES.

Enrollment

78

New Hampshire · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

8.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

9.8:1

vs 11.3:1 New Hampshire avg

-13% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

35.3%

vs 21.5% New Hampshire avg

+64% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

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

At or below state median
0:135:19.8:1

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

What stands out at Wentworth Elementary School

Wentworth Elementary School is a small elementary school in Wentworth, New Hampshire, enrolling 78 students.

Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 9.8:1 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 35.3% of students eligible for free meals.

Enrollment of 78 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 35 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #16.

Its student body is predominantly White (97% of enrollment) (diversity index 5/100).

Counselor coverage is strong, about 130 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 34.6% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

Wentworth School District operates only this one school, so Wentworth 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 Wentworth Elementary School compares

Wentworth 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 9.8:1 ▼ 13% 11.3:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 35.3% ▲ 64% 21.5% 51.7%
Enrollment 78 top 87% - -

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

9.8:1
Leaner classes than 90% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
78
Bigger than 8% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
35.3%
free-lunch eligible - 64% 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
9.8:1
students per teacher - 13% below state mean
Top 30% in New Hampshire - lower ratio than 70% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
34.6%
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
$26,971
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
Counselors0.6 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 2 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 2.6 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 97.4%
Asian 2.6%

Largest group: White at 97.4% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 5.1/100

Simpson diversity index - at 5.1, Wentworth Elementary School is less mixed than the New Hampshire school average of 24.3.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Wentworth School District, which includes Wentworth Elementary School.

$26,971
Per student
-5%
vs New Hampshire
Avg $28,358
+63%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 56.6%
State 32.7%
Federal 10.6%

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.

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 Wentworth 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 Wentworth Elementary School

How many students attend Wentworth Elementary School?

Wentworth Elementary School has 78 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Wentworth, NH.

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

The student-teacher ratio at Wentworth Elementary School is 9.8:1, which is 13% lower than the New Hampshire average of 11.3:1 and 38% 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 Wentworth Elementary School?

35.3% of students at Wentworth Elementary School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New Hampshire average of 21.5%.

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

The largest demographic group at Wentworth Elementary School is White at 97.4% of enrollment, in Wentworth, NH.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Wentworth Elementary School?

Wentworth Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 45/100 (typical 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 Wentworth Elementary School a good school?

Wentworth Elementary School earns 45/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 70% of New Hampshire schools. 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 Wentworth School District?

None reported; Wentworth School District operates only Wentworth Elementary School as a public school district in NCES's records.

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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