Best Public Schools in Alton, NH

Summary:

The city of Alton, New Hampshire is home to two schools: Alton Central School (Elem), an elementary school serving grades PK-8, and Prospect Mountain High School, a high school serving grades 9-12. Both schools have predominantly White student populations, with Alton Central School (Elem) at 95.2% and Prospect Mountain High School at 93.54%.

Academically, Alton Central School (Elem) consistently performs below the state averages in mathematics, reading, and science proficiency on the NH SAS assessments, ranking 192nd out of 234 elementary schools in New Hampshire. In contrast, Prospect Mountain High School has a higher ranking among New Hampshire high schools, ranking 49th out of 87 schools, with mixed academic performance - above the state average in reading proficiency but below the state average in mathematics and science proficiency.

The free and reduced lunch rates at both schools, 16.79% for Alton Central School (Elem) and 22.22% for Prospect Mountain High School, suggest that socioeconomic factors may be impacting student outcomes in the Alton School District and the Prospect Mountain JMA School District.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				SAT Mathematics (2024)	SAT Reading (2024)	NH SAS Mathematics (2024)							NH SAS Reading (2024)							NH SAS Science (2024)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	SAT Reading 11th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	NH SAS Mathematics 4th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics 5th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics 6th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics 7th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics 8th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics All Grades	NH SAS Reading 3rd Grade	NH SAS Reading 4th Grade	NH SAS Reading 5th Grade	NH SAS Reading 6th Grade	NH SAS Reading 7th Grade	NH SAS Reading 8th Grade	NH SAS Reading All Grades	NH SAS Science 5th Grade	NH SAS Science 8th Grade	NH SAS Science 11th Grade	NH SAS Science All Grades	Total
Prospect Mountain High School	Public	9-12	242 Suncook Valley Rd.	Alton	03809	Belknap County	Prospect Mountain JMA School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 875-3800	387	42	9.8	22.2%	362 (93.5%)	2 (0.5%)	11 (2.8%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	38.1	49^th of 87 public high schools	43.7%		47.8	38^th of 85 public high schools	55.3%	11	23.0	58.0							23.0							58.0			34.0	34.0
Alton Central School (Elem)	Public	PK, KG-8	41 School St.	Alton	03809	Belknap County	Alton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 875-7500	417	43	9.6	16.8%	397 (95.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.9%)	19.9	192^nd of 234 public elementary schools	17.9%		19.8	205^th of 237 public elementary schools	13.5%	13			36.0	35.0	17.0	32.0	16.0	37.0	29.0	31.0	42.0	37.0	43.0	42.0	49.0	41.0	11.0	29.0		19.0	$23,872

Cities Near Alton

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
New Durham	4.81 mi	1	25^th
Gilmanton IW	5.76 mi	1	40^th
Wolfeboro	7.53 mi	4	93^rd
Center Barnstead	8.7 mi	1	163^rd
Middleton	8.76 mi	1	130^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Hampshire Department of Education.

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