Epsom Central School

Summary:

Epsom Central School is a public elementary school serving 392 students in grades K-8 in the town of Epsom, New Hampshire, which is part of the Epsom School District. While the school has a significantly higher percentage of white students compared to the state average, its academic performance, as measured by proficiency rates on state assessments, is generally below the state averages across all grades and subjects.

Epsom Central School's academic performance has declined over the years, as evidenced by its decreasing statewide ranking and 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is performing below average compared to other schools in New Hampshire. When compared to nearby schools like Christa McAuliffe School, Deerfield Community School, and Chichester Central School, Epsom Central School generally underperforms, with lower academic proficiency rates and worse statewide rankings.

Interestingly, Epsom Central School has a relatively low percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, suggesting that socioeconomic factors may not be the primary driver of the school's academic performance. Additionally, the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, which is comparable to or better than many of the nearby schools, indicating that class size may not be a significant factor in the school's challenges. The administration and the Epsom School District should closely examine the underlying factors contributing to the school's declining performance and develop a comprehensive plan to address these issues and improve student outcomes.


Detail:

Public K-8

 282 Black Hall Rd.
       Epsom, NH  03234-9701


(603) 736-9331

District: Epsom School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
167th of 234 New Hampshire Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $20,378 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  11.2 Help
Number of students:  392

Racial breakdown:

White:
94.4%
Two or more races:
3.8%
Hispanic:
1.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  18.1% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Epsom Central School ranks worse than 71.4% of elementary schools in New Hampshire. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 32.77. (See more...)
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Compare Details Epsom Central School ranks worse than 73.1% of middle schools in New Hampshire. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 31.17. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (94.4%), two or more races (3.8%), Hispanic (1.5%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 18.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Epsom Central School is 11.2. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Epsom Central School is $20,378.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Epsom Central School:

SchoolDigger ranks Epsom Central School 167th of 234 New Hampshire public elementary schools. (See Epsom Central School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Epsom Central School 95th of 130 New Hampshire public middle schools. (See Epsom Central School in the ranking list.)

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Epsom School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Epsom School District 132nd of 163 New Hampshire school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Epsom Central School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Epsom Central School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 44.39 143rd 238 39.9%
2007 40.75 162nd 237 31.6%
2008 53.08 121st 236 48.7%
2009 66.19 79th 240 67.1%
2010 63.62 87th 242 64.0%
2011 64.58 87th 237 63.3%
2012 67.92 67th 241 72.2%
2013 64.42 83rd 241 65.6%
2014 73.92 43rd 242 82.2%
2015 48.88 117th 206 43.2%
2016 52.97 121st 244 50.4%
2017 47.69 134th 229 41.5%
2018 55.43 108th 231 53.2%
2019 56.85 102nd 231 55.8%
2021 46.43 116th 211 45.0%
2022 65.81 73rd 233 68.7%
2023 41.80 147th 237 38.0%
2024 32.77 167th 234 28.6%
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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Epsom Central School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 23.82 58th 70 17.1%
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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Epsom Central School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 62.94 68th 190 64.2%
2019 60.88 74th 192 61.5%
2021 43.38 95th 160 40.6%
2022 66.41 58th 187 69.0%
2023 46.85 107th 193 44.6%
2024 45.97 106th 187 43.3%
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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Epsom Central School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.98 109th 195 44.1%
2019 50.54 100th 195 48.7%
2021 51.51 79th 168 53.0%
2022 55.19 84th 194 56.7%
2023 34.42 141st 199 29.1%
2024 22.92 160th 193 17.1%
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Rank History for elementary school White students at Epsom Central School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 57.94 92nd 227 59.5%
2019 60.07 85th 229 62.9%
2021 45.19 119th 209 43.1%
2022 64.19 75th 229 67.2%
2023 37.41 156th 233 33.0%
2024 29.65 172nd 228 24.6%
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Data source: test scores: New Hampshire Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Epsom Central School

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Rank History for all middle school students at Epsom Central School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 73.33 24th 126 81.0%
2007 41.12 82nd 125 34.4%
2008 63.41 43rd 129 66.7%
2009 57.37 46th 127 63.8%
2010 70.36 33rd 127 74.0%
2011 76.48 22nd 128 82.8%
2012 74.83 21st 131 84.0%
2013 64.51 41st 131 68.7%
2014 62.39 43rd 132 67.4%
2015 51.49 53rd 107 50.5%
2016 53.99 64th 134 52.2%
2017 51.04 68th 125 45.6%
2018 52.96 63rd 131 51.9%
2019 55.07 53rd 128 58.6%
2021 47.41 66th 125 47.2%
2022 61.79 40th 130 69.2%
2023 44.06 71st 134 47.0%
2024 31.17 95th 130 26.9%
See the entire list of New Hampshire Elementary School Rankings!

Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Epsom Central School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 63.23 12th 52 76.9%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at Epsom Central School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 59.09 45th 116 61.2%
2019 49.72 54th 114 52.6%
2021 58.12 42nd 113 62.8%
2022 73.47 22nd 115 80.9%
2023 47.23 58th 114 49.1%
2024 31.77 75th 110 31.8%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Epsom Central School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 49.06 60th 114 47.4%
2019 59.07 41st 113 63.7%
2021 40.70 65th 116 44.0%
2022 48.90 59th 117 49.6%
2023 43.08 66th 117 43.6%
2024 35.86 70th 113 38.1%
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Rank History for middle school White students at Epsom Central School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 55.18 53rd 129 58.9%
2019 59.21 43rd 126 65.9%
2021 51.12 56th 123 54.5%
2022 63.20 36th 129 72.1%
2023 46.52 66th 132 50.0%
2024 30.77 91st 128 28.9%
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Data source: test scores: New Hampshire Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

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Epsom Central School Test Scores
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Data source: New Hampshire Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Epsom Central School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 345 345
1991 343 3 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 347
1992 365 2 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 367
1993 370 3 1 1 0 n/a n/a 0 375
1994 394 3 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 398
1995 447 7 4 0 0 n/a n/a 0 458
1996 447 7 4 0 0 n/a n/a 0 458
1997 476 6 5 0 0 n/a n/a 0 487
1998 487 6 4 4 0 n/a n/a 0 501
1999 471 4 4 4 0 n/a n/a 0 483
2000 472 2 8 4 0 n/a n/a 0 486
2001 490 3 3 6 0 n/a n/a 0 502
2002 476 3 2 5 0 n/a n/a 0 486
2003 476 3 2 5 0 n/a n/a 0 486
2004 485 3 2 4 0 n/a n/a 0 494
2005 497 2 1 3 0 n/a n/a 0 503
2006 459 2 1 7 0 n/a n/a 0 469
2007 450 4 2 2 0 n/a n/a 0 458
2008 427 4 2 3 0 n/a n/a 0 436
2009 424 3 0 3 2 n/a n/a 0 432
2010 438 4 0 1 2 0 0 0 445
2011 410 4 2 3 2 0 6 0 427
2012 414 4 2 3 0 0 8 0 431
2013 406 4 5 6 0 0 14 0 435
2014 402 4 5 6 0 0 12 0 429
2015 406 3 5 9 1 0 12 0 436
2016 402 2 6 6 1 0 20 0 437
2017 412 1 6 8 0 0 17 0 444
2018 395 1 5 8 0 0 21 0 430
2019 388 1 3 8 0 0 22 0 422
2020 375 0 2 8 0 0 20 0 405
2021 348 0 2 7 1 0 17 0 375
2022 355 0 1 6 0 0 17 0 379
2023 370 0 1 6 0 0 15 0 392

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Epsom Central School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 345 19.0 18.1 4.3
1991 347 22.0 15.7 10.4
1992 367 24.4 15.0 10.4
1993 375 24.0 15.6 12
1994 398 25.9 15.4 12.6
1995 458 32.8 14.0 10.5
1996 458 32.8 14.0 10.5
1997 487 30.6 15.9 11.9
1998 501 30.2 16.6 8
1999 483 32.8 14.7 8.7
2000 486 32.3 15.0 17.1
2001 502 32.3 15.5 11.4
2002 486 34.0 14.3 7.8
2003 486 34.0 14.3 7.8
2004 494 37.1 13.3 17
2005 503 36.0 14.0 11.7
2006 469 37.0 12.7 11.5
2007 458 36.0 12.7 12.4
2008 436 38.0 11.5 13.1
2009 432 35.0 12.3 14.6
2010 445 35.0 12.7 18
2011 427 35.5 12.0 23.7
2012 431 35.7 12.0 23.9
2013 435 35.7 12.1 26.7
2014 429 36.2 11.8 20.3
2015 436 36.0 12.1 25.5
2016 437 33.0 13.2 24.9
2017 444 33.3 13.3 25.2
2018 430 33.7 12.7 25.3
2019 422 36.5 11.5 25.8
2020 405 32.7 12.3 16.8
2021 375 34.8 10.7 19.5
2022 379 34.8 10.8 19.5
2023 392 35.0 11.2 18.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Epsom Central School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 345 19.0 18.1 4.3
1991 347 22.0 15.7 10.4
1992 367 24.4 15.0 10.4
1993 375 24.0 15.6 12
1994 398 25.9 15.4 12.6
1995 458 32.8 14.0 10.5
1996 458 32.8 14.0 10.5
1997 487 30.6 15.9 11.9
1998 501 30.2 16.6 8
1999 483 32.8 14.7 8.7
2000 486 32.3 15.0 17.1
2001 502 32.3 15.5 11.4
2002 486 34.0 14.3 7.8
2003 486 34.0 14.3 7.8
2004 494 37.1 13.3 17
2005 503 36.0 14.0 11.7
2006 469 37.0 12.7 11.5
2007 458 36.0 12.7 12.4
2008 436 38.0 11.5 13.1
2009 432 35.0 12.3 14.6
2010 445 35.0 12.7 18
2011 427 35.5 12.0 23.7
2012 431 35.7 12.0 23.9
2013 435 35.7 12.1 26.7
2014 429 36.2 11.8 20.3
2015 436 36.0 12.1 25.5
2016 437 33.0 13.2 24.9
2017 444 33.3 13.3 25.2
2018 430 33.7 12.7 25.3
2019 422 36.5 11.5 25.8
2020 405 32.7 12.3 16.8
2021 375 34.8 10.7 19.5
2022 379 34.8 10.8 19.5
2023 392 35.0 11.2 18.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Epsom Central School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $20,378

Data source: New Hampshire Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Epsom Central School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 102nd of 231 Elementary schoolsRanks 147th of 237 Elementary schools
 17.9%
Ranks 53rd of 128 Middle schoolsRanks 71st of 134 Middle schools
 11.6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Epsom Central School)6637
 29%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Epsom School District)6437
 27%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (New Hampshire)5752
 5%
3rd Grade Reading (Epsom Central School)6939
 30%
   3rd Grade Reading (Epsom School District)6739
 28%
   3rd Grade Reading (New Hampshire)5246
 6%
4th Grade Mathematics (Epsom Central School)5660
 4%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Epsom School District)5560
 5%
   4th Grade Mathematics (New Hampshire)5251
 1%
4th Grade Reading (Epsom Central School)6969
   4th Grade Reading (Epsom School District)6869
 1%
   4th Grade Reading (New Hampshire)5550
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Epsom Central School)3424
 10%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Epsom School District)3323
 10%
   5th Grade Mathematics (New Hampshire)4439
 5%
5th Grade Reading (Epsom Central School)6655
 11%
   5th Grade Reading (Epsom School District)6453
 11%
   5th Grade Reading (New Hampshire)5754
 3%
5th Grade Science (Epsom Central School)3733
 4%
   5th Grade Science (Epsom School District)3633
 3%
   5th Grade Science (New Hampshire)3836
 2%
6th Grade Mathematics (Epsom Central School)3924
 15%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Epsom School District)3924
 15%
   6th Grade Mathematics (New Hampshire)4742
 5%
6th Grade Reading (Epsom Central School)6050
 10%
   6th Grade Reading (Epsom School District)6050
 10%
   6th Grade Reading (New Hampshire)5653
 3%
7th Grade Mathematics (Epsom Central School)5026
 24%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Epsom School District)5026
 24%
   7th Grade Mathematics (New Hampshire)4739
 8%
7th Grade Reading (Epsom Central School)6871
 3%
   7th Grade Reading (Epsom School District)6871
 3%
   7th Grade Reading (New Hampshire)5654
 2%
8th Grade Mathematics (Epsom Central School)2927
 2%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Epsom School District)2927
 2%
   8th Grade Mathematics (New Hampshire)4535
 10%
8th Grade Reading (Epsom Central School)8059
 21%
   8th Grade Reading (Epsom School District)8059
 21%
   8th Grade Reading (New Hampshire)5351
 2%
8th Grade Science (Epsom Central School)5042
 8%
   8th Grade Science (Epsom School District)5042
 8%
   8th Grade Science (New Hampshire)4135
 6%
All Grades Mathematics (Epsom Central School)4631
 15%
   All Grades Mathematics (Epsom School District)4531
 14%
   All Grades Mathematics (New Hampshire)4842
 6%
All Grades Reading (Epsom Central School)6856
 12%
   All Grades Reading (Epsom School District)6756
 11%
   All Grades Reading (New Hampshire)5652
 4%
All Grades Science (Epsom Central School)4338
 5%
   All Grades Science (Epsom School District)4338
 5%
   All Grades Science (New Hampshire)4037
 3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students422392
 7.1%
African American10
 100%
American Indian00
Asian31
 66.7%
Hispanic86
 25%
Pacific Islander00
White388370
 4.6%
Two or More Races2215
 31.8%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients25.8%18.1%
 7.7%


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In the 2022-23 school year, 392 students attended Epsom Central School.

Students at Epsom Central School are 94% White, 4% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

Epsom Central School ranks 167th of 234 New Hampshire elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Hampshire Department of Education.

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