Best Public Schools in Bradford, NH

Summary:

The city of Bradford, New Hampshire is home to two elementary schools: Kearsarge Reg. Elementary School - Bradford and Sutton Central Elementary School. Based on the available data, Sutton Central Elementary School appears to be the standout performer in the Bradford school district, consistently outranking its counterpart and exceeding state averages on key academic metrics.

Sutton Central Elementary School boasts a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger and outperforms Kearsarge Reg. Elementary School - Bradford in math, reading, and science proficiency rates. It also has a lower percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a more affluent student population. Both schools maintain a student-teacher ratio of 10:1, suggesting that resource allocation is not a significant factor in their performance differences.

While Kearsarge Reg. Elementary School - Bradford struggles in certain grade levels and subject areas, particularly in 5th grade math and reading, Sutton Central Elementary School consistently delivers strong academic results. This disparity in performance may be attributed to factors such as curriculum, teaching quality, and school leadership. Further investigation into the root causes of these differences could help inform strategies to improve outcomes at the lower-performing school within the Kearsarge Regional School District.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				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	NH SAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	NH SAS Mathematics 4th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics 5th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics All Grades	NH SAS Reading 3rd Grade	NH SAS Reading 4th Grade	NH SAS Reading 5th Grade	NH SAS Reading All Grades	NH SAS Science 5th Grade	NH SAS Science All Grades	Total
Kearsarge Reg. Elementary School - Bradford	Public	K-5	163 Old Warner Rd.	Bradford	03221	Merrimack County	Kearsarge Regional School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 938-5959	169	17	10.0	25.4%	162 (95.9%)	2 (1.2%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.4%)	48.7	124^th of 234 public elementary schools	47.0%		54.7	101^st of 237 public elementary schools	57.4%	23	35.0	50.0	38.0	40.0	39.0	65.0	55.0	51.0	48.0	48.0	$23,176
Sutton Central Elementary School	Public	K-5	28 Newbury Road	Bradford	03221	Merrimack County	Kearsarge Regional School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 927-4215	85	9	10.0	16.5%	79 (92.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.5%)	3 (3.5%)	71.2	54^th of 234 public elementary schools	76.9%		75	48^th of 237 public elementary schools	79.7%	6	64.0	80.0	31.0	58.0	79.0	80.0	69.0	76.0	31.0	31.0	$23,996

Cities Near Bradford

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
North Sutton	4.07 mi	2	89^th
Sunapee	7.64 mi	3	23^rd
New London	7.66 mi	2	39^th
Warner	8.87 mi	1	94^th
Lempster	9.69 mi	2	71^st

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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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