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Sandown Central School

Public | 4-5 | 164 students
 

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Posted December 13, 2010
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The school is very good. The teacher that my son has is very good. He encourages children to learn and think at the same time. They discuss history and current events which makes it more relevant for them
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Posted January 20, 2008
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I am in sandown central school i love the school it is a really good place to learn sometimes i get tired of the water that they have their but i dont care because i just pack my own water.
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Posted February 7, 2007
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What a happy and warm loving school. The staff is just wonderful.
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Posted May 6, 2005
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All 3 of my children attended Sandown Central... great school, a very caring staff, I wouldn't change a thing!
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Posted August 30, 2004
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I am a former student of Sandown Central. When I was there, it was grades 1-5. My stay at Sandown Central was wonderful. I was an above average student, and all of my needs were tended to. I feel that I connected and learned much from all of my teachers. Only one teacher could have been seen as, perhaps unsatisfactory, but even she was a wonderful teacher. In that class, I was also taken out for Enrichment class for math and english. They have an excellent Enrichment program there, better than others I have seen. This was a very good school for my parents to choose. At the beginning of first grade, my parents were looking into St Joe's, but found that this public school far excelled the private one. Now I am going to a private highschool, and I feel that Sandown Central helped me to prepare for it.
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The test results by subgroup show how the designated group of students is performing in comparison to the general population.
Math

The state average for Math was 74% in 2011.

84 students were tested at this school in 2011.

2011

 
 
76%

2010

 
 
89%

2009

 
 
86%

2008

 
 
73%
Reading

The state average for Reading was 77% in 2011.

84 students were tested at this school in 2011.

2011

 
 
88%

2010

 
 
88%

2009

 
 
86%

2008

 
 
72%
Scale: % achievement level 3 or 4

About the tests

In 2010-2011 New Hampshire used the New England Common Assessment Program (NECAP) to test students in grades 3 through 8 and 11 in reading and math, and in grades 5, 8 and 11 in writing. The NECAP is a standards-based test that measures specific skills defined for each grade by the state of New Hampshire. The goal is for all students to score at or above proficiency level 3.

See New Hampshire's state standards

Source: New Hampshire Department of Education

Math

The state average for Math was 73% in 2011.

81 students were tested at this school in 2011.

2011

 
 
87%

2010

 
 
89%

2009

 
 
87%

2008

 
 
81%
Reading

The state average for Reading was 78% in 2011.

81 students were tested at this school in 2011.

2011

 
 
88%

2010

 
 
88%

2009

 
 
78%

2008

 
 
82%
Writing

The state average for Writing was 60% in 2009.

78 students were tested at this school in 2009.

2009

 
 
71%

2008

 
 
76%
Scale: % achievement level 3 or 4

About the tests

In 2010-2011 New Hampshire used the New England Common Assessment Program (NECAP) to test students in grades 3 through 8 and 11 in reading and math, and in grades 5, 8 and 11 in writing. The NECAP is a standards-based test that measures specific skills defined for each grade by the state of New Hampshire. The goal is for all students to score at or above proficiency level 3.

See New Hampshire's state standards

Source: New Hampshire Department of Education

Math

All Students76%
Female85%
Male69%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)n/a
Asiann/a
Hispanic or Latinon/a
White (non-Hispanic)76%
Economically disadvantaged55%
Non-economically disadvantaged80%
With educational disability50%
Without educational disability82%
English language learnersn/a
Proficient in English76%

Reading

All Students88%
Female91%
Male86%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)n/a
Asiann/a
Hispanic or Latinon/a
White (non-Hispanic)89%
Economically disadvantaged73%
Non-economically disadvantaged90%
With educational disability81%
Without educational disability89%
English language learnersn/a
Proficient in English88%
Scale: % achievement level 3 or 4

About the tests

In 2010-2011 New Hampshire used the New England Common Assessment Program (NECAP) to test students in grades 3 through 8 and 11 in reading and math, and in grades 5, 8 and 11 in writing. The NECAP is a standards-based test that measures specific skills defined for each grade by the state of New Hampshire. The goal is for all students to score at or above proficiency level 3.

The different student groups are identified by the New Hampshire Department of Education. If there are fewer than 10 students in a particular group, the state doesn't report data for that group.

See New Hampshire's state standards

Source: New Hampshire Department of Education

Math

All Students87%
Female88%
Male87%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)n/a
Asiann/a
Hispanic or Latinon/a
White (non-Hispanic)89%
Economically disadvantaged71%
Non-economically disadvantaged93%
With educational disability76%
Without educational disability92%
English language learnersn/a
Proficient in English89%

Reading

All Students88%
Female93%
Male82%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)n/a
Asiann/a
Hispanic or Latinon/a
White (non-Hispanic)88%
Economically disadvantaged82%
Non-economically disadvantaged89%
With educational disability72%
Without educational disability93%
English language learnersn/a
Proficient in English89%
Scale: % achievement level 3 or 4

About the tests

In 2010-2011 New Hampshire used the New England Common Assessment Program (NECAP) to test students in grades 3 through 8 and 11 in reading and math, and in grades 5, 8 and 11 in writing. The NECAP is a standards-based test that measures specific skills defined for each grade by the state of New Hampshire. The goal is for all students to score at or above proficiency level 3.

The different student groups are identified by the New Hampshire Department of Education. If there are fewer than 10 students in a particular group, the state doesn't report data for that group.

See New Hampshire's state standards

Source: New Hampshire Department of Education

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Student ethnicity

Ethnicity This school State average
White 98% 92%
Asian/Pacific Islander 1% 2%
Hispanic 1% 3%
American Indian/Alaska Native N/A 0%
Black N/A 2%
Source: NCES, 2008-2009

Student subgroups

  This school District averageState average
Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch program 13%N/A20%
Source: NCES, 2008-2009

Student-teacher ratio

  This school District averageState average
Students per FTE teacher 12N/A13
Source: NCES, 2008-2009

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Phone: (603) 887-3648

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