Symonds Elementary School
79 Park Ave
Keene NH, 03431, Cheshire County
Phone: 603-352-3405
Ranking: 
(62 out of 355, top 17%)*
(62 out of 355, top 17%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Keene 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: | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 355 | 343 | 317 | 326 | 329 | 327 | 325 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 60 | 16.9% | 58 | 16.9% | 50 | 15.8% | 49 | 15.0% | 60 | 18.2% | 57 | 17.4% | 53 | 16.3% |
| Grade 1: | 64 | 18.0% | 46 | 13.4% | 56 | 17.7% | 58 | 17.8% | 55 | 16.7% | 55 | 16.8% | 46 | 14.2% |
| Grade 2: | 46 | 13.0% | 58 | 16.9% | 56 | 17.7% | 54 | 16.6% | 53 | 16.1% | 47 | 14.4% | 56 | 17.2% |
| Grade 3: | 59 | 16.6% | 63 | 18.4% | 52 | 16.4% | 53 | 16.3% | 47 | 14.3% | 57 | 17.4% | 50 | 15.4% |
| Grade 4: | 65 | 18.3% | 61 | 17.8% | 53 | 16.7% | 50 | 15.3% | 61 | 18.5% | 54 | 16.5% | 57 | 17.5% |
| Grade 5: | 61 | 17.2% | 57 | 16.6% | 50 | 15.8% | 62 | 19.0% | 53 | 16.1% | 57 | 17.4% | 63 | 19.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 196 | 55.2% | 189 | 55.1% | 170 | 53.6% | 173 | 53.1% | 170 | 51.7% | 172 | 52.6% | 170 | 52.3% |
| Female: | 159 | 44.8% | 154 | 44.9% | 147 | 46.4% | 153 | 46.9% | 159 | 48.3% | 147 | 45.0% | 151 | 46.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 1.1% | 4 | 1.2% | 3 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.9% |
| Asian: | 16 | 4.5% | 19 | 5.5% | 13 | 4.1% | 13 | 4.0% | 11 | 3.3% | 8 | 2.4% | 6 | 1.8% |
| Hispanic: | 9 | 2.5% | 10 | 2.9% | 11 | 3.5% | 8 | 2.5% | 6 | 1.8% | 3 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.9% |
| Black: | 5 | 1.4% | 4 | 1.2% | 4 | 1.3% | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.3% |
| White: | 314 | 88.5% | 299 | 87.2% | 281 | 88.6% | 299 | 91.7% | 308 | 93.6% | 313 | 95.7% | 312 | 96.0% |
| 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: | 7 | 2.0% | 7 | 2.0% | 5 | 1.6% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 92 | 25.9% | 91 | 26.5% | 77 | 24.3% | 62 | 19.0% | 52 | 15.8% | 50 | 15.3% | 45 | 13.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 11 | 3.1% | 17 | 5.0% | 7 | 2.2% | 12 | 3.7% | 25 | 7.6% | 14 | 4.3% | 13 | 4.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.98 | 13.45 | 12.19 | 12.26 | 12.46 | 13.10 | 13.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| NECAP | ||||||
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66% | 64% | 68% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67% | 68% | 69% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 73% | 73% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76% | 72% | 72% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89% | 76% | 76% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 81% | 76% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 79% | 76% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 84% | 74% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73% | 77% | 71% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | 77% | 75% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 83% | 77% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 84% | 78% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 84% | 80% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96% | 85% | 80% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 80% | 81% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96% | 86% | 78% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 58% | 68% | 65% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 69% | 64% | 66% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 66% | 65% | 68% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 69% | 73% | 73% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 97% | 81% | 75% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 75% | 74% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 82% | 76% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 81% | 77% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 62% | 72% | 69% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 82% | 72% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 79% | 74% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 79% | 75% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 83% | 75% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 79% | 77% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 84% | 79% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 81% | 78% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 61% | 58% | 63% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 70% | 67% | 67% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 71% | 69% | 69% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 59% | 64% | 73% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 99% | 88% | 75% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 87% | 80% | 73% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 79% | 76% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | 84% | 74% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 78% | 73% | 67% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 66% | 74% | 72% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 79% | 71% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 74% | 75% | 76% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 98% | 88% | 79% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 86% | 78% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 81% | 77% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 82% | 77% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 56% | 59% | 51% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 53% | 56% | 50% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 74% | 63% | 52% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 55% | 56% | 60% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 67% | 61% | 56% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 70% | 64% | 55% |
| 2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 67% | 62% | 58% |
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* Symonds Elementary School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.