Summary:
The city of Henniker, New Hampshire is home to a single elementary school, Henniker Community School, which serves grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 400 students. The school is part of the Henniker School District, which is ranked 137 out of 163 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Academically, Henniker Community School is struggling, with proficiency rates in mathematics, reading, and science significantly below the state averages. The school's overall mathematics proficiency rate is 36%, compared to the state average of 41%, and its reading proficiency rate is 38%, compared to the state average of 53%. In science, the school's proficiency rate is a mere 15%, well below the state average of 36%. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New Hampshire elementary schools over the past three years, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for the 2023-2024 school year.
The school's student population is predominantly White (93%), with very low representation of other racial/ethnic groups. Additionally, 18.25% of Henniker Community School students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2022-2023 school year, suggesting that the school may be serving a population with lower socioeconomic status, which can be a contributing factor to the academic challenges the school is facing.
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