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Paul A. Smith School
41 Daniel Webster Dr Franklin NH, 03235, Merrimack County Phone: 603-934-4144 Ranking:  (235 out of 355, bottom 34%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 4 School District: Franklin School District Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 32 | 31 | 32 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 453 | 447 | 452 | 273 | 309 | 312 | 303 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 86 | 19.0% | 90 | 20.1% | 98 | 21.7% | 79 | 28.9% | 103 | 33.3% | 91 | 29.2% | 89 | 29.4% |
| Grade 1: | 101 | 22.3% | 109 | 24.4% | 87 | 19.2% | 107 | 39.2% | 104 | 33.7% | 123 | 39.4% | 121 | 39.9% |
| Grade 2: | 98 | 21.6% | 74 | 16.6% | 96 | 21.2% | 87 | 31.9% | 102 | 33.0% | 98 | 31.4% | 93 | 30.7% |
| Grade 3: | 83 | 18.3% | 90 | 20.1% | 86 | 19.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 4: | 85 | 18.8% | 84 | 18.8% | 85 | 18.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 229 | 50.6% | 227 | 50.8% | 237 | 52.4% | 140 | 51.3% | 155 | 50.2% | 154 | 49.4% | 152 | 50.2% |
| Female: | 224 | 49.4% | 220 | 49.2% | 215 | 47.6% | 133 | 48.7% | 154 | 49.8% | 150 | 48.1% | 147 | 48.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.9% | 6 | 2.2% | 6 | 1.9% | 6 | 1.9% | 3 | 1.0% |
| Hispanic: | 15 | 3.3% | 11 | 2.5% | 15 | 3.3% | 9 | 3.3% | 9 | 2.9% | 9 | 2.9% | 3 | 1.0% |
| Black: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.6% | 7 | 2.3% |
| White: | 413 | 91.2% | 414 | 92.6% | 416 | 92.0% | 253 | 92.7% | 290 | 93.9% | 294 | 94.2% | 289 | 95.4% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 19 | 4.2% | 15 | 3.4% | 14 | 3.1% | 4 | 1.5% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 268 | 59.2% | 246 | 55.0% | 229 | 50.7% | 142 | 52.0% | 147 | 47.6% | 144 | 46.2% | 81 | 26.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 20 | 4.4% | 23 | 5.1% | 30 | 6.6% | 18 | 6.6% | 24 | 7.8% | 15 | 4.8% | 27 | 8.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.16 | 14.47 | 14.13 | 12.03 | 13.55 | 14.00 | 13.60 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| NECAP | ||||||
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | 79% | 76% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65% | 65% | 74% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 90% | 81% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | 78% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 63% | 63% | 76% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 77% | 77% | 77% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 65% | 65% | 79% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | 78% |
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* Paul A. Smith School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.