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Richards Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
21 School St.
Newport, NH 03773
Phone
(603) 863-3710
District
Newport School District
County
SULLIVAN COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
323
Classroom Teachers
36

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to New Hampshire

1

(10 is best)

Better than 2.9% of all NH schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

1

(10 is best)

Richards Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
20%
49%
28%
46%
12%
52%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
17%
49%
20%
49%
14%
50%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
16%
46%
22%
53%
9%
38%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
9
10
12
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 26 8.0%
Kindergarten 46 14.2%
Grade 1 47 14.6%
Grade 2 59 18.3%
Grade 3 48 14.9%
Grade 4 55 17.0%
Grade 5 42 13.0%
Total 323 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 97.1% 97.4% 86.3%
Black 0.6% 0.2% 2.4%
Hispanic 2.2% 1.5% 7.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.5% 3.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.4% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 64.4% 53.9% 23.3%
Free lunch eligible 52.0% 43.1% 19.2%
Reduced lunch eligible 12.4% 10.8% 4.1%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 6,347 1,395,231
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 145.7 155
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 3.0% 4.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 12.0% 16.7%
20-44 YEARS OLD 34.9% 30.9%
45-64 YEARS OLD 31.8% 28.9%
65 OR OLDER 18.2% 19.0%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 2,478 545,116
Single Parent Households With Children 5.7% 6.4%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 90.1% 93.8%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 27.4% 39.0%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 15.8% 25.5%
$100,000 - $149,999 14.6% 19.9%
$75,000 - $99,999 18.2% 13.1%
$50,000 - $74,999 11.2% 15.1%
$30,000 - $49,999 17.2% 12.1%
$15,000 - $29,999 10.5% 8.5%
$15,000 or less 12.5% 5.8%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,020 $9,844,000 50.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,107 $1,726,000 8.8%
Staff $840 $688,000 3.5%
General Administration $1,023 $838,000 4.3%
School Administration $1,324 $1,084,000 5.5%
Operation $4,022 $3,294,000 16.7%
Transportation $619 $507,000 2.6%
Other $625 $512,000 2.6%
Total Support $10,560 $8,649,000 44.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,448 $1,186,000 6.0%
Total Expenditures $24,028 $19,679,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $11,514 $1,944,332,000 55.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,553 $262,259,000 7.4%
Staff $582 $98,336,000 2.8%
General Administration $696 $117,496,000 3.3%
School Administration $1,072 $180,955,000 5.1%
Operation $1,632 $275,620,000 7.8%
Transportation $774 $130,645,000 3.7%
Other $286 $48,338,000 1.4%
Total Support $6,595 $1,113,649,000 31.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,789 $470,930,000 13.3%
Total Expenditures $20,897 $3,528,911,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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