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Mary C. Dondero Elementary School

Serves grades KG - 5

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
32 Van Buren Ave.
Portsmouth, NH 03801
Phone
(603) 436-2231
District
Portsmouth School District
County
ROCKINGHAM COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
323
Classroom Teachers
32

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to New Hampshire

9

(10 is best)

Better than 87.0% of all NH schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

Better than 90.3% of all U.S. schools.


Mary C. Dondero Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

80 60 40 20 0
70%
49%
65%
46%
75%
52%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

100 80 60 40 20 0
82%
49%
89%
49%
74%
50%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
51%
46%
51%
53%
51%
38%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
10
11
12
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 56 17.3%
Grade 1 51 15.8%
Grade 2 52 16.1%
Grade 3 65 20.1%
Grade 4 51 15.8%
Grade 5 48 14.9%
Total 323 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 77.4% 85.3% 86.3%
Black 0.7% 1.6% 2.4%
Hispanic 8.3% 6.0% 7.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 12.6% 6.9% 3.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.0% 0.2% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 18.3% 14.0% 23.3%
Free lunch eligible 15.2% 11.6% 19.2%
Reduced lunch eligible 3.1% 2.4% 4.1%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 22,138 1,395,231
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 1,413.6 156
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.1% 4.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 12.4% 16.7%
20-44 YEARS OLD 36.3% 30.9%
45-64 YEARS OLD 27.0% 28.9%
65 OR OLDER 20.2% 19.0%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 10,435 545,116
Single Parent Households With Children 4.9% 6.4%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 97.2% 93.8%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 63.1% 39.0%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 29.3% 25.5%
$100,000 - $149,999 20.8% 19.9%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.7% 13.1%
$50,000 - $74,999 13.8% 15.1%
$30,000 - $49,999 9.0% 12.1%
$15,000 - $29,999 7.7% 8.5%
$15,000 or less 5.8% 5.8%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $14,068 $35,029,000 62.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,462 $6,130,000 10.9%
Staff $288 $717,000 1.3%
General Administration $663 $1,652,000 2.9%
School Administration $1,135 $2,826,000 5.0%
Operation $1,997 $4,973,000 8.9%
Transportation $585 $1,456,000 2.6%
Other $753 $1,876,000 3.3%
Total Support $7,884 $19,630,000 35.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $587 $1,462,000 2.6%
Total Expenditures $22,539 $56,121,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $11,514 $1,944,332,000 55.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,553 $262,259,000 7.4%
Staff $582 $98,336,000 2.8%
General Administration $696 $117,496,000 3.3%
School Administration $1,072 $180,955,000 5.1%
Operation $1,632 $275,620,000 7.8%
Transportation $774 $130,645,000 3.7%
Other $286 $48,338,000 1.4%
Total Support $6,595 $1,113,649,000 31.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,789 $470,930,000 13.3%
Total Expenditures $20,897 $3,528,911,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%