Thorntons Ferry School
134 Camp Sargent Rd
Merrimack NH, 03054, Hillsborough County
Phone: 603-889-1577
Ranking: 
(69 out of 355, top 19%)*
(69 out of 355, top 19%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 4
School District: Merrimack School District
Title I Eligible School: No
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: | 34 | 34 | 36 | 35 | 37 | 38 | 37 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 463 | 460 | 508 | 524 | 540 | 538 | 550 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 73 | 15.8% | 67 | 14.6% | 78 | 15.4% | 66 | 12.6% | 83 | 15.4% | 85 | 15.8% | 100 | 18.2% |
| Grade 1: | 90 | 19.4% | 94 | 20.4% | 84 | 16.5% | 108 | 20.6% | 108 | 20.0% | 128 | 23.8% | 105 | 19.1% |
| Grade 2: | 101 | 21.8% | 81 | 17.6% | 110 | 21.7% | 108 | 20.6% | 128 | 23.7% | 108 | 20.1% | 122 | 22.2% |
| Grade 3: | 79 | 17.1% | 116 | 25.2% | 105 | 20.7% | 130 | 24.8% | 109 | 20.2% | 112 | 20.8% | 104 | 18.9% |
| Grade 4: | 120 | 25.9% | 102 | 22.2% | 131 | 25.8% | 112 | 21.4% | 112 | 20.7% | 105 | 19.5% | 119 | 21.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 252 | 54.4% | 251 | 54.6% | 267 | 52.6% | 264 | 50.4% | 271 | 50.2% | 275 | 51.1% | 276 | 50.2% |
| Female: | 211 | 45.6% | 209 | 45.4% | 241 | 47.4% | 260 | 49.6% | 269 | 49.8% | 255 | 47.4% | 270 | 49.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.9% | 4 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.7% |
| Asian: | 22 | 4.8% | 20 | 4.3% | 19 | 3.7% | 24 | 4.6% | 23 | 4.3% | 24 | 4.5% | 18 | 3.3% |
| Hispanic: | 24 | 5.2% | 17 | 3.7% | 18 | 3.5% | 13 | 2.5% | 13 | 2.4% | 19 | 3.5% | 12 | 2.2% |
| Black: | 10 | 2.2% | 7 | 1.5% | 14 | 2.8% | 12 | 2.3% | 13 | 2.4% | 15 | 2.8% | 13 | 2.4% |
| White: | 404 | 87.3% | 411 | 89.3% | 452 | 89.0% | 471 | 89.9% | 489 | 90.6% | 478 | 88.8% | 503 | 91.5% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 36 | 7.8% | 37 | 8.0% | 38 | 7.5% | 39 | 7.4% | 32 | 5.9% | 26 | 4.8% | 20 | 3.6% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 7 | 1.5% | 5 | 1.1% | 4 | 0.8% | 6 | 1.1% | 7 | 1.3% | 8 | 1.5% | 14 | 2.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.82 | 13.73 | 14.31 | 14.97 | 14.59 | 14.20 | 14.90 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| NECAP | ||||||
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | 81% | 68% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67% | 78% | 69% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72% | 81% | 73% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77% | 80% | 72% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | 76% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 86% | 76% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89% | 90% | 76% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73% | 77% | 74% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76% | 76% | 71% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73% | 79% | 75% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 77% | 77% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77% | 85% | 78% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 84% | 80% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 85% | 80% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 90% | 81% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 82% | 78% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 68% | 65% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 76% | 66% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 73% | 76% | 68% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 74% | 79% | 73% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 81% | 77% | 75% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 82% | 74% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 84% | 76% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 88% | 77% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 73% | 69% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 79% | 72% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 78% | 74% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 78% | 75% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 81% | 79% | 75% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 80% | 77% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 86% | 79% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 85% | 78% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Thorntons Ferry 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.